1 dead in shooting at downtown Austin protest
Protesters were marching toward the the Texas State Capitol as they chanted "fists up, fight back" when a car honked at the crowd and someone yelled "everybody back up!"
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Protesters were marching toward the the Texas State Capitol as they chanted "fists up, fight back" when a car honked at the crowd and someone yelled "everybody back up!"
In addition to tear gas, there has been more than a whiff of politics in the air as armed men in camouflage have filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, setting off a pandemic of confusion and outrage. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin looks into the Department of Homeland Security's Border Patrol agents (who usually go after drug smugglers along the southwest border), who have been confronting and detaining protesters. Current and former government officials discuss what some decry as a "rogue police force."
The Tampa Bay Rays on Twitter called for the arrest of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
The suspects are the first to be charged under a new federal initiative to combat violent crime across the U.S.
Cellphone video shows a police officer kicking and dragging a woman across a parking lot. An internal affairs investigation is ongoing.
"The fire is devastating but we refuse to let this be a distraction," the Arizona Democratic Party said in a statement.
A San Jose Police officer seen in cellphone video kicking and dragging a woman across a parking lot during an arrest has been placed on administrative leave, pending an internal affairs investigation of the incident. CBS San Francisco's Len Ramirez has the latest.
Things got heated after a fellow shopper told him he should wear a mask and he cursed in front of the other shopper's young daughter.
If convicted, Derek and Kellie Chauvin could each face a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison and/or have to pay a $90,000 fine.
President Trump said Wednesday he would deploy federal agents to cities he says are run by Democratic mayors that are weak on crime, including Chicago. The move comes as the president, who is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in most polls, seizes on a theme of "law and order." Carter Evans reports.