Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry

    NEW YORK (AP) — In law enforcement, they’re referred to as “nonlethal” tools for dealing with demonstrations that turn unruly: rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons, flash-bangs. But the now-familiar scenes of U.S. police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters at Lafayette Park across from […]

White House: Next 30 days are crucial

    White House officials predicted a stark US death toll of more than 100,000 people from coronavirus, saying measures working to curb the spread of the virus are the only hope for keeping that total from rising further. Those measures could be especially valuable now that data shows as […]

White House says Turkey set to invade Syria

October 7, 2019 EditEdit with WPBakery Page Builder Turkey will soon invade northern Syria, the White House announced late Sunday in a statement that seemed to indicate at least tacit American support. President Donald Trump talked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey about the military […]