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Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters

As supporters of Trump swarmed the US Capitol, smoke grenades were deployed on the Senate side of the building, while police worked to clear the rioters from the area

Three dead, three others injured in shooting at Illinois bowling alley

O'Shea did not immediately release additional information about the person of interest or the victim

Trump approaches US Supreme Court against Presidential election results

President Trump has approached the US Supreme Court against the results of last month's presidential election, which he alleges were rigged in favour of President-elect Joe Biden

US polls: Indian-origin candidates lose Senate races in Maine, New Jersey

Indian origin candidates Rikin Mehta and Sara Gideon have lost their Senate race from New Jersey and Maine respectively, according to projections made by the American media on Tuesday night. Born to an Indian father and an Armenian mother, Gideon, the current speaker to the Maine House of Representatives, lost to Republican heavyweight Senator Susan Collins. Collins received 4,09,974 votes as against the 3,39,364 bagged by Gideon. This was the fifth consecutive victory for Collins. In her remarks, she publicly thanked Gideon for "a very gracious call", conceding the race. Gideon's father immigrated from India and worked as a paediatrician in Rhode Island, where Gideon, the youngest of four children, grew up. She moved to Maine after meeting her husband Ben, a personal injury trial lawyer with the lawfirm, Berman & Simons. "While this election may be over, we have to work together to build a better future, one where everyone has access to healthcare they can afford, where we tackle

Kamala Harris seeks creation of police registry with records of misconduct

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris sought the creation of a registry of police officers with misconduct records, amidst protests after a black man was shot by police in Philadelphia

Police: At least one dead, 7 wounded in shooting at Iowa biker gathering

About 100 people were at the gathering inside a building in Waterloo when there was "some kind of confrontation

Kamala Harris draws on her past as US faces reckoning on police force

When Kamala Harris won her first election for San Francisco district attorney in 2003, the office's relationship with the city police force was in tatters

Portland protesters set fire to police union building, cops arrest 25

Protesters in Portland repeatedly set fire to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said

US sees rare wide shift in public opinion on race and police amid protests

About half of American adults believe police violence against the public is a "very" or "extremely" serious problem, according to a poll conducted earlier this month

CrossFit founder Greg Glassman quits after backlash to George Floyd tweet

Reebok also dropped its affiliation with CrossFit this week.

George Floyd death: NY passes bill to unveil police discipline records

The measure to make officers' records and misconduct complaints public is among several police accountability bills racing through the state legislature.

US officials block police 'extreme tactics' as protests enter 12th day

George Floyd, 46, died on May 25 in Minneapolis after a police officer pinned him to the ground with a knee to the neck for nearly nine minutes.

America's racism is destroying its reputation of liberal internationalism

In the last few months, however, America has gone over the edge. The country has quickly, recklessly, impulsively entered the failure zone

Police officer in Floyd death got medals for bravery, drew complaints

Heavily redacted personnel files show that Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the force, was initially trained as a cook and served in the Army as a military police officer

Recognise pain, systemic racism that has caused US protests: Indra Nooyi

Considered to be the worst-ever civil unrest in the US in decades, violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across the country in the days following the death of George Floyd

Protesters start fires near White House in US divide over Floyd murder

America's cities boarded up windows, swept up glass and covered graffiti as the country's most significant night of protests in a half-century spilled into another day of unrest

Three US police officers shot in Baton Rouge: Media

According to sources, a gunman holding an assault rifle shot at least 7 policemen