Protests and demonstrations

PepsiCo agrees to meet with Al Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has agreed to meet this week with civil rights advocates from the National Action Network…

3 weeks ago

Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That’s created a political divide in Silicon Valley

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively…

3 weeks ago

Farmers block traffic with tractors, scuffle with police in Greek city

Protesting farmers have briefly clashed with police in Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after attempting to breach security cordons near a…

2 months ago

The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for…

2 months ago

UK’s Starmer tells hunger-striking mum he will press Egypt to release her son

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days…

3 months ago

Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can’t remain anonymous, Washington high court rules

SEATTLE -- Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol can be…

3 months ago

Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic -- The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of the orthopedic trauma surgery unit at…

3 months ago

Bosnian students rally for justice, drawing inspiration from anti-graft struggle in Serbia

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Students in Bosnia and Montenegro rallied against corruption Monday, drawing inspiration from their fellow students in neighboring…

3 months ago

Member of Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show won’t face charges for flag protest

NEW ORLEANS -- The cast member who displayed the Palestinian flag with the word “GAZA” in protest during Kendrick Lamar's…

3 months ago