Christian Cooper Tells CBS News The Central Park 911 Call 'Was Unmistakably Racist'
The Harvard-educated science editor and bird watcher sat down with Gayle King to discuss his encounter with Amy Cooper and the national attention it received.
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The Harvard-educated science editor and bird watcher sat down with Gayle King to discuss his encounter with Amy Cooper and the national attention it received.
As George Floyd was laid to rest in Houston on Tuesday, protesters in New York City marched for the 13th consecutive day.
The 46-year-old was killed last month in Minneapolis, sparking a wave of protests around the country and the world about racism and police brutality.
On Tuesday morning, the president tweeted, "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur."
Thousands lined up in the sweltering heat outside of Houston's Fountain of Praise Church to pay respects to George Floyd, who died in police custody two weeks ago.
The request is being made under a treaty only used in criminal cases.
Sunday was another day of mostly peaceful protests in cities and towns across the nation as demonstrators call for change in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Just beyond a police station in Harlem stands a statue of Harriet Tubman, who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Two symbols of strength a block away from each other – yet worlds apart, Maurice DuBois reports.
Some of the largest crowds yet have gathered for the second straight weekend of protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
CBS News has estimated Joe Biden has secured more than 1,991 delegates, enough to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Goodell closed by pledging his own support to those fighting injustice.
Family and friends gathered to remember George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar tweeted about the upgraded charges Wednesday afternoon.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he opposes invoking the centuries-old Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops to states to quell protests.
Once the curfew started, the NYPD was on the lookout for specific groups of younger people that have been taking away from the spirit of the Floyd protests.
