Civil rights activists and Democratic lawmakers decry the verdict, while ex-President Donald Trump’s allies rejoice. Kyle Rittenhouse‘s acquittal for the fatal shootings of racial justice protesters last year has spurred powerful – and divergent – reactions from activists and…
Jacob Blake (left) was shot several times in the back No police officer will face charges over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin – an incident which sparked protests in the US. Mr Blake was left paralysed…
Jacob Blake said he was in pain round the clock Jacob Blake – the black man who was shot seven times by a white police officer in the US state of Wisconsin last month – has said he…
Jacob Blake: Comparing Trump and Biden’s Kenosha visits US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has spoken over the phone with Jacob Blake, the black man who was shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparking big protests.…
Trump on police: ‘They choke sometimes’ US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting of a black man sparked civil strife. The Republican president blamed “domestic terror” for the “destruction” in…
Jacob Blake’s father said his son was “holding on for dear life” after he was shot by a police officer The father of a black man shot by police has refused to “play politics” with his son’s life…
Jacob Blake (left) was shot seven times in the back by police Wisconsin’s attorney general has named the officer who shot a black man on Sunday, sparking days of demonstrations. Josh Kaul told reporters on Wednesday that Rusten…
Commentators joked Naomi Osaka needed some bleach for her skin Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has pulled out of a major tennis tournament in New York in a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. “As a…
Balls and towels were removed from the Bucks’ bench area The NBA postponed Wednesday’s three play-off games after the Milwaukee Bucks called off their fixture in protest at the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, a black man, was shot seven…
Kenosha, in the state of Wisconsin, has seen three nights of unrest Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha, sparked by the police shooting of…
Protesters set vehicles on fire in Kenosha Protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man several times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident. The man, identified as Jacob…