Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

NASCAR, the unexpected diversity success story

One bold decision after the murder of George Floyd earned the sport a new fan base and a super-charged bottom line.

Fortune

Jack Del Rio fined $100,000 by Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera for calling Capitol insurrection a ‘dust-up’

With calls coming for Jack Del Rio to be fired in Washington, the team issued the embattled defensive coordinator a hefty fine instead.

Tribune News Service

Commanders fine Jack Del Rio $100,000 for comments about George Floyd, Jan. 6

Coach Ron Rivera said Del Rio’s statements were hurtful to members of the local community and did not reflect the views of the organization.

Chicago Sun-Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Jack Del Rio fined $100K for comments about Capitol riot

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Commanders Fine Jack Del Rio After Jan. 6 Comments

The defensive coordinator compared the Capitol insurrection to the 2020 protests following George Floyd’s death, later calling the insurrection a ‘dust-up.’

Sports Illustrated

Commanders coach Ron Rivera fines Jack Del Rio $100,000 for Capitol riots comments

The defensive coordinator, 59, downplayed the insurrection, labelling it as a ‘dust-up’

The Independent UK

Melody Angel, Chicago’s next blues star, is Big Mama Thornton-meets-Jimi Hendrix

After two years in hiding during the pandemic, the 31-year-old blueswoman is back with that voice and those guitar licks at this weekend’s Chicago Blues Festival, elsewhere.

Chicago Sun-Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A look at high-profile killings by US police

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground

The Independent UK

NAACP President Calls for Jack Del Rio to Resign or Be Fired

The Commanders have not responded to the ongoing situation involving their defensive coordinator.

Sports Illustrated

Thin-skinned blue line: Police fight against defunding, showing their true colours

Since the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and the subsequent mass mobilizations for police defunding and abolition, the defund movement has continued to organize.

The Conversation

Commanders’ Jack Del Rio apologizes for word choice in Jan. 6, George Floyd comments

Defensive coordinator Del Rio and head coach Ron Rivera say they aren’t concerned if the opinion will upset Black players who make up the majority of their team, some of whom spoke out about police brutality and racism in the wake of Floyd’s killing two years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Indigenous people killed by police in Australia

After recent acquittals of police officers, Indigenous Australians ask ‘when are they going to stop killing us?’

Al Jazeera

Since George Floyd’s death sport, not politics, has led the fight against racism

Athletes are speaking out in a way that elected officials are not. Sport once caused the worst problems, but now seems our brightest hope, says author Mihir Bose

The Guardian - UK

Jack Del Rio Apologizes for Controversial Jan. 6 Remarks

The Commanders defensive coordinator apologized for calling the 2021 insurrection at the Capitol a “dust-up.”

Sports Illustrated

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commanders assistant Jack Del Rio defends comparing George Floyd protests to Capitol riots

Del Rio and coach Ron Rivera say they aren’t concerned how that opinion will go over among players, many of whom are Black and spoke out about police brutality and racism in the wake of Floyd’s killing two years ago.

Sports Illustrated

Jack Del Rio Doubles Down on Tweet About Attack on Capitol

The Commanders defensive coordinator questioned why the attack on the Capitol was being investigated but the 2020 summer riots were not.

The Independent UK

Del Rio defends comparing Floyd protests to Capitol riots

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is defending his comparison between the protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit filed against manufacturer, seller of weapons Dallas police used in 2020 protests

DALLAS — Five people have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller of so-called less-lethal weapons police used during 2020 protests in downtown Dallas, arguing that the weapons are more dangerous than advertised.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Family of Black man killed by police agrees to a $3m settlement

Andrew Brown Jr was shot and killed by US police last year as he drove away from police during a raid on his home.

Tribune News Service

A death Winston Smith saw coming

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. marshals surrounded the Maserati, yelling for Winston Boogie Smith Jr. to raise his hands and surrender. Inside the car, his passenger pleaded with him to obey.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in George Floyd killing until 2023

Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng had been due to go on trial next week.

Tribune News Service

State trial for 2 fired Minneapolis police officers is delayed until January

MINNEAPOLIS — The state trial of two fired Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd two years ago has been delayed from next week until January.

The Independent UK

On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat

For the first full season since the death of George Floyd reignited a conversation about race and representation in America, Broadway responded with one of its most diverse Tony slates yet

The Independent UK

Trial delayed for two Minneapolis officers facing state charges in death of George Floyd

Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng were due to stand trial on Monday 13 June on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter

The Independent UK

Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in Floyd killing until 2023

The judge overseeing the remaining case of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing has ordered that the trial be delayed until January to improve prospects for a fair trial

1 … 48 49 50 51

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Washington Commanders

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.