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Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisc, went after his Democratic challenger Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes over the implementation of "soft-on-crime polices."   "People don't feel safe in their neighborhoods and this is because of soft-on-crime policies," Johnson told "Special Report" on Wednesday, "I'm running against a lieutenant governor who, together with the governor, wanted to reduce our prison population by 50%.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., when asked about the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov.Tony Evers' "weak leadership" for rising crime and promised to work with law enforcement to curb violence if elected in the November midterm. Evers and Michels are locked in a tight race with the Republican challenger up 50%-47% and holds a seven-point lead among independents, according to an AARP survey released last week.The two are scheduled to debate Oct.

Kyle Rittenhouse says Johnny Depp’s victory over Amber Heard in court is “fueling” his own plans to file defamation suits. In August 2020, Mr Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. He was acquitted in November 2021 of five charges, including first-degree homicide.

confirms. The verdict was read on Friday, after Rittenhouse's attorney argued that he opened fire in self-defense.

Jordan Moreau After Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges for his involvement in the Kenosha, Wis., shootings last year, members of Hollywood spoke out, calling the verdict “hollowing” and saying that “the system defeated true justice, once again.”During the summer 2020 protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Rittenhouse shot and killed two men and injured another with a semi-automatic rifle.

The Department of Justice on Friday closed a federal probe into a police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an incident that drew widespread Hollywood condemnation.

The Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns linked arms in a centre-court circle for the national anthems ahead of Wednesday night’s game.

pic.twitter.com/2QrAtszPaTIn addition, the teams put out a joint statement prior to the game, which explained why they were willing to play on Wednesday.«2021 is a new year, but some things have not changed,» the statement read. «We play tonight's game with a heavy heart after yesterday's decision in Kenosha, and knowing that protesters in our nation's capital are treated differently by political leaders depending on what side of certain issues they are on.

LeBron James is upset officers won’t be charged in the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Protesters took to the streets of Portland on Tuesday following news of a Wisconsin prosecutor's decision not to press charges against a White police officer accused of shooting Jacob Blake over the summer.

https://t. co/m3iv1NZxQY "And not only in the black community but in the white community as well, who see moments like this happen to us, to happen to his family, to happen to [Blake] himself.

Protesters descended on the Kenosha County Administration Building in Wisconsin on Tuesday evening following the district attorney’s decision not to charge any of the officers involved in the August shooting of Jacob Blake, according to a report. "Seven shots in the back! No, that ain't right!" some of the around 60 protesters chanted outside the building, Kenosha News reported.

A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato)Another celeb who shared their outrage was Common, who posted a link to a story about the decision not to charge the officers, and wrote, "'An unjust law is no law at all.' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."«An unjust law is no law at all.» Dr.

Progressive and Democratic lawmakers slammed the Kenosha County district attorney's decision on Tuesday not to file criminal charges against Rusten Sheskey, a White police officer who shot 29-year-old Black man Jacob Blake in the back seven times while responding to a domestic disturbance call in August.

A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city.

Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back over the summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the district attorney announced Tuesday.Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey had been responding to a domestic dispute on Aug. 23 when he fired seven times at Blake, as Blake was trying to get inside an SUV. Blake's three young children were in the back seat.

The Washington Post is under fire for falsely reporting that Jacob Blake was "unarmed" during his altercation with Kenosha, Wis. police.  Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced during a news conference on Tuesday that the officers involved in the August shooting of Blake will not be charged.  Graveley said Blake was armed with a knife that was not visible in the video footage and admitted to having one during the incident.

The Wisconsin police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last year, igniting several days of unrest that included two fatal shootings, will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.  Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley also said Blake will not face charges.  Sheskey, who is White, shot Blake during a response to an Aug. 23 domestic disturbance call.

Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers has mobilized 500 National Guard members to Kenosha in anticipation of a decision on whether prosecutors will charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake last year.  The Guardsmen will assist local law enforcement authorities in an effort to prevent the kind of riots and unrest that gripped the city for several days after the Aug.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said Sunday.

The mother of Breonna Taylor pennedan open letter to President-elect Joe Biden, calling on him to launch federal investigations into a number of high-profile and police-involved deaths, and to make other criminal justice reforms. “For many Americans, a vote for you was a vote for Breonna, Jacob Blake, Casey Goodson and so many others who have been failed repeatedly by the criminal justice system under the current administration,” Tamika Palmer wrote.

Joe Biden's presidential campaign "used my son's image to get votes," the mother of a man who shot and killed two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wis. over the summer told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday.  Kyle Rittenhouse remains in jail after he shot and killed two men and wounded a third during unrest that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put much of the blame for what happened on police and the governor. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, is also charged in the wounding of a third person on Aug.

Prosecutors in Wisconsin have dropped sexual assault charges against Jacob Blake — the Black man who was left paralyzed in a police shooting that sparked protests across the nation over the summer. Kenosha police were trying to arrest Blake in connection with the sex assault case on Aug.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement, but it was the subsequent viral footage of Jacob Blake shot in the back seven times by a police officer with his children in the back seat in Kenosha, Wisconsin that was the pivot point for the National Basketball Association and its players as they embraced a growing political role that will be felt when record numbers of Black voters show up at

The man who admitted firing gunshots before Kyle Rittenhouse gunned down two people and wounded a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wis., has been charged.  Joshua Ziminski, 35, faces disorderly conduct and use of a dangerous weapon charges stemming from the Aug.

Calls to "defund the police" are still alive on social media and in protests amid civil unrest across the U.S., but spikes in violent crime have some officials questioning the feasibility of the movement.

CBS News. Blake, 29, was shot in the back seven times by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey on Aug. 23. Cafferty said the 29-year-old «is in a spinal injury rehabilitation center in Chicago,» and that he was unable to provide more details, including what day Blake left the hospital or how long he will remain in the rehabilitation center.The bullets from the shooting damaged Blake's stomach, kidney, liver, colon and small intestine, his attorney, Patrick Salvi, said last month.

United States following the deaths of Jacob Blake and George Floyd. Mr Trump was asked if he would condemn white supremacist and militia groups that have showed up at some events.“I’m willing to do anything.

Will Thorne Staff WriterJohn Oliver will be bringing his biting satire to HBO for at least three more years.The premium cabler has announced it has renewed “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” for three more seasons, taking the British comedian’s run through 10 seasons and through the year 2023.News of the pickup comes around two weeks after Oliver aired his last episode on the Republican National Convention and the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer in late August, made a brief court appearance on Friday for charges that were filed in July.

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Howie Mandel’s Golden Buzzer act Brandon Leake performed a powerful Black Lives Matter poem during Tuesday’s fourth and final round of “America’s Got Talent” live quarter-finals.

Naomi Osaka is continuing to speak out amid the Black Lives Matter protests.

TRUMP HEADS TO KENOSHA The president — over the objection of local leaders — is visiting the protest-riven Wisconsin city where Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police.2. SHERIFFS SLAM PLAN TO CURB PORTLAND UNREST Law enforcement officials say the governor’s plan to mobilize units from surrounding counties wouldn’t end the violence that’s approaching 100 consecutive nights of protests.3.