After the New York City Parks and Recreation department closed numerous parks and playgrounds, residents of Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods cut the locks on several park gates. ...
One of the three suspects arrested on the morning of June 6 for defacing a statue of Christopher Columbus in Providence, Rhode Island, was a social-studies teacher. ...
The New York City Council wants to cut $1 billion from the budget of the NYPD, a move undoubtedly motivated by the violent anti-police protests there. ...
Presidential candidates Joe Biden stated, “I don’t support defunding the police. I support conditioning federal aid to police based on [meeting federal] standards.” ...
President Trump plans to remove 9,500 U.S. troops (part of NATO forces) from Germany, reducing the total number to 25,000, a plan expected to be completed by September. ...
Anyone evaluating President Trump’s decision to defund the WHO will find the background of WHO “Goodwill Ambassador” James Chau to be very questionable. ...
The NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association has posted a video on Twitter showing a group of people beating a New York City police officer in the Bronx. ...
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the exodus from big cities, as people have started fleeing densely populated locations for communities with more breathing room. ...
The Chinese Global Times said that since the United States expressed support for demonstrators in Hong Kong, the Chinese should support the violent protests in the United States. ...
China’s two new aircraft carriers will take part in war games near disputed areas of the South China Sea this summer, including near Taiwan’s Pratas Islands. ...
Turkish special forces crossed into Greek territory and interfered with a Greek army survey of the site needed to build more border fences to keep out Mideast migrants. ...
Hong Kong police fired tear gas at demonstrators who took to the streets to protest China’s order creating enforcement mechanisms to “safeguard national security.” ...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said his city’s beaches will be closed this weekend and if “anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right...
A statement from Archbishop Carlo Viganò called the restrictions on freedom imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic a “prelude to … world government.” ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said there has been no spike in COVID-19 cases in the states that are reopening parts of their economies. ...
Taiwan wants to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), to share what it learned about fighting COVID-19, but Communist China wants it to be excluded. ...
President Trump accused Democratic state leaders of moving too slowly to reopen their states’ activities in order to hurt him in the November presidential election. ...
The Supreme Court reversed and criticized the Ninth Circuit court’s decision to overturn the conviction of a defendant who helped illegal aliens remain in the United States. ...
Israel’s Biological Research Institute confirmed on May 5 that it has isolated an antibody it believes could be used to develop treatments against the COVID-19 virus. ...
The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York released a statement on May 4 arguing that officers should not be required to enforce social-distancing orders. ...
