Minneapolis cuts police funding by $8M amid crime surge following summer riots

SAG-AFTRA leaders told their members tonight that “most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January, if not later.” The update comes the day after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged the film and TV industry to consider pausing production for a few weeks during the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases throughout the county.

The shooting death of a 7-year-old girl has prompted an alliance between police, politicians and businesses who are ramping up calls to establish a private security force to supplement the Atlanta Police Department.  The $1.62 million plan will address crime in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta.  City Council members Howard Shook, J.P.

Portland police officials are pleading with the public to help "break the cycle of violence" in the Oregon city, where shootings and murders have skyrocketed, according to authorities and a local report. At least 850 shootings have been reported in Portland as of Dec.

A New Mexico sheriff is joining a growing number of law enforcement officials refusing to enforce "restrictive" coronavirus measures.

The Black Lives Matter movement: The year began on a heartbreaking note when a video of the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis surfaced on May 25, which in turn triggered a wave of protests against police brutality and systematic racism in the United States. Since then, setting aside concerns for their personal safety, in the midst of a global pandemic, hundreds of thousands have marched to support the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM).

The head of Boston’s largest police union accused a defense attorney who handed over videos allegedly showing officers using excessive force during demonstrations in June following the death of George Floyd of "stitching together" a narrative, arguing the "real enemy" that night were "cop-hating anarchists" who "showed up to a peaceful protest armed for violence and looking for a fight." An unidentified police sergeant was placed on administrative leave after the videos were published online

A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.  In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the "unique and unprecedented situation" brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.The trial is scheduled for March 2021.

California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers. Fast Facts Nearly 17,400 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections in the state Saturday  Some hospitals have canceled non-essential elective surgeries, such as hip replacements, that might require beds which may soon be needed for COVID-19 patients.

Mayor de Blasio issued an apology over the NYPD’s "excessive force" tactics during the George Floyd protests — but he refused to say exactly what he was sorry for. Hizzoner’s ostensible mea culpa was full of generalities — and lacking specifics — on the heels of a Department of Investigation report that found cops’ excessive force against protesters created "heightened tensions" during the summer demonstrations.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Out of Control” and No Time for Despair,” the Dec.

MINNEAPOLIS — A North Carolina man and self-described member of an anti-government extremist group who authorities say traveled to Minnesota during protests after the death of George Floyd pleaded guilty Wednesday to a terrorism charge. Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, of Hampstead, N.C., pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Two Minneapolis City Council Members are denying their involvement with the "defund the police" movement just days after the council approved a budget that shifted approximately $8 million from the police department and months after they joined colleagues in calling for the dismantlement of the Minnesota city's department.

California has sent orders for 5,000 additional body bags, with 60 refrigerated storage units on standby as the state battles historic highs in daily virus cases and positivity rates. “We’re going through the most intense and urgent moment since the beginning of this pandemic,” Gov.

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama caught heat for criticizing calls to defund the police. On Tuesday night, the former POTUS explained his critiques to The Daily Show host Trevor Noah.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.But as their city grieved, Leesa Kelly and Kenda Zellner-Smith found much-needed comfort in the messages of anguish and hope that appeared on boarded-up windows as residents turned miles of plywood into canvases.

Following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprisings that swept the U.S., there was a nationwide rallying cry to support Black-owned businesses, resulting in a flood of new customers to many. “We just kept getting orders all day.

Naomi Osaka is the second of Vogue’s four stunning January 2021 cover stars.

The owner of a Minneapolis hair salon that was burned down during riots over the death of George Floyd denounced Friday the newly approved plan by city leaders to slash the police budget. The Minneapolis City Council passed a budget Thursday that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  "We need police.

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll on Thursday morning criticized a decision by the Minneapolis City Council to move $8 million from the city's police force to mental health and violence prevention programs as part of the latest city budget.  The cut comes as Minneapolis, like many other major American cities, is dealing with a spike in violence. It also comes months after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, who died while in Minneapolis police custody.