Puerto Rico Governor Wants Officer Fired Over Flag Incident Caught on Video
The Illinois officer, now under investigation, appears to ignore a woman’s pleas for help as a man harasses her over her Puerto Rican flag shirt.
Price Cobbs, Who Helped Define ‘Black Rage,’ Is Dead at 89
Dr. Cobbs, a psychiatrist, co-wrote a high-profile 1968 book that linked the anger of that decade to the lingering effects of slavery.
Robert D. Ray, Centrist G.O.P. Governor of Iowa, Dies at 89
In his five terms, Mr. Ray embraced progressive policies. In 1975 invited thousands of Southeast Asian refugees to settle in his state.
Beauty Pageant Winner Gives Up Crown to Protest Skit Mocking #MeToo
Maude Gorman gave up her title as Miss Plymouth County in Massachusetts after a skit at the statewide pageant last month made fun of the #MeToo movement.
James Wells, 77, Participant in a Civil Rights Sit-In, Dies
Charged with trespassing, Mr. Wells and the other members of the group known as the Friendship Nine chose to go to jail rather than pay fines.
Senate Democrats Come Out Swinging in Long-Shot Fight to Block Kavanaugh
Democrats painted the Supreme Court nominee as an archconservative who would endanger abortion rights and health care and protect President Trump.
Baby Survives 9 Hours Buried Alive in Montana Woods
A man was charged with assault and endangerment after a sheriff’s deputy heard faint cries and rescued the abandoned infant. “It was just a whimper,” the deputy said.
First Wave of Migrant Children Set for Reunions With Parents
The government was scrambling to carry out the first court-ordered reunifications of young migrant children with their families, but thousands remain in custody.
Trump Pardons Oregon Men Whose Case Inspired Wildlife Refuge Takeover
The pardons of Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven D. Hammond, who had been imprisoned for arson on federal land, suggest that the Trump administration supports ranchers in the battle over such lands.
Trump: ‘NATO Has Not Treated Us Fairly’
President Trump also suggested that his meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia might be the most successful part of his weeklong visit to Europe.
As Trump Criticizes NATO, E.U. Leader Warns: You ‘Won’t Have a Better Ally’
Before a summit meeting in Brussels, President Trump reiterated complaints about military spending. Donald Tusk, the European Council president, hit back.
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