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Atlanta police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Rayshard Brooks

A fired Atlanta police officer has been charged with felony murder and another officer faces lesser charges in the shooting death last week of Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, a Georgia county prosecutor.

Jun 18, 2020

In landmark ruling, US Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBTQ workers

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a watershed victory for LGBTQ rights and a defeat for President Donald Trump's administration by ruling that a longstanding federal law barring workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees.

Jun 16, 2020

Trump to sign executive order on police reform amid growing calls for action against police brutality

US President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order on police reform on Tuesday, amid growing calls for action against police brutality and racism.

Jun 16, 2020

People watch as a Wendy's burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

US cop shoots black man while arresting him, protesters burn down Wendy's in Atlanta

Protesters shut down a major highway in Atlanta on Saturday and set fire to a Wendy's restaurant where a black man was shot by police as he tried to escape arrest, an incident caught on video and sure to fuel more nationwide demonstrations.

Jun 14, 2020

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice

George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as "an ordinary brother" transformed by fate into the "cornerstone of a movement."

Jun 10, 2020

Johnny Depp on 'ugliness' of racism

As unrest continues in the US after the death of George Floyd, the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" actor took to Instagram to post a message along with a video of rapper Killer Mike.

Jun 7, 2020

A pilot and Florida family of four headed to a funeral in Indiana were killed in a plane crash near Eatonton, Georgia on June 5, 2020. ( Putnam County Sheriff's Office )

Georgia plane crash: Family of four, including 2 children, enroute to Indiana killed

A small plane crashed in rural Georgia, killing all five on board, including four members of a Florida family who were travelling to a funeral in Indiana.

Jun 6, 2020

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint spotted with his baby daughter for the first time

Ronald Weasley from Harry Potter aka Rupert Grint took his daughter out for a stroll with girlfriend Georgia Groome for the first time.

May 23, 2020

New coronavirus outbreak: Reopened churches in Georgia and Texas close again

The coronavirus that originated from Wuhan, China has already killed more than 93,000 people in the United States.

May 20, 2020

(Throwback) Victoria's Secret Angel Devon Windsor shows off her enviable physique in gorgeous swimwear (Photo)

In the snap, Devon can be seen posing in a sizzling red two piece bikini. She can be seen string at the camera with what appears to be an intense expression.

May 17, 2020

Taco Bell customer attacks employees with urine and feces

The restaurant in Georgia had to be decontaminated last week after a customer allegedly squirted a bottle of urine at a drive-thru window employee and threw feces at him.

May 14, 2020

Vande Bharat 2.0: Statewise breakup of 149 flights scheduled to evacuate 30,000 Indians from 31 countries

Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has informed that a total of 30,000 Indians will be brought back to the country under the second phase of the Vande Bharat Mission.

May 13, 2020

Elon Musk opens Tesla plant defying lockdown orders, willing to be arrested

Chief Executive Elon Musk said production was resuming at the automaker's sole US vehicle factory, in California, defying an order to stay closed and saying if anyone had to be arrested it should be him

May 12, 2020

White Georgia man, son charged with murder in shooting of unarmed black man

A white former police officer and his son were arrested in Georgia and charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, an incident that touched off a furore in the community and among civil rights activists nationwide.

May 8, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery killing: Bernie Sanders joins the call for justice, says 'would be alive if he were white'

The incident took place in February when a 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot while he was jogging in his neighbourhood in Georgia by a father-son duo who suspected Arbery in a string of recent neighbourhood break-ins.

May 7, 2020

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