All but one of those statues, located in cities across the U.S., were toppled or vandalized by protesters in June, following the May 25 death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. Chauvin was later charged with murder and manslaughter, and the incident prompted worldwide outrage and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement....

A second night of protests in the city led Black Lives Matter and other racial justice protesters to the Rock Hill Police Department (RHPD). Police arrested nine individuals during the protest for various charges including blocking roadways, disorderly conduct and two driving charges, WJZY reported. Thursday night’s protest reportedly began to wind down by 9 p.m. local time. In Wednesday night’s protest, demonstrators set fire to a tree outside of the police department....

With insight from the USOPC’s new Council on Racial and Social Justice, the Committee released a nine-page document detailing do’s and don’ts of permitted demonstration. Holding up a fist, kneeling during the national anthem and wearing phrases such as “Black Lives Matter” or “equality” are allowed, but hate symbols or actions that would prohibit another athlete from competing are barred. The move comes after the committee answered calls from athletes not to enforce its controversial Rule 50, which prohibits protests at the Olympics, and is a preview into the policy the U....

Beane first won the award, which is voted on by front-office executives around the league, in 1999. His second award came after the 2012 season. In 2018, his Oakland A’s stunned the baseball world by winning 97 games, after three seasons of 75 or fewer wins and preseason predictions that didn’t expect them to sniff .500. His peers recognized the accomplishment. “This one is really satisfying because the game has become so intelligent and it’s so competitive,” Beane told Sporting News at the Winter Meetings on Wednesday....

The Athletics announced Thursday they have signed the outfielder and designated hitter to a two-year contract extension keeping him with the club through 2021. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Financial details were not disclosed, but ESPN reports the deal is for $33.5 million. “Khris is a special talent who has made a tremendous impact both on and off the field during his time here,” A’s executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane said in a release....

The department responded to reports that an unknown number of officers either stopped working or simultaneously called in sick—a strike action dubbed “blue flu”—after the announcement two of their own are facing criminal charges over the fatal shooting of the black man outside a Wendy’s restaurant on June 12. Garrett Rolfe, who has since been fired from the department, is facing a total of 11 counts, including felony murder and aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and violations to his oath of office....

Having claimed the MLS Cup title last season and followed up with a Campeones Cup crown earlier this month, the Five Stripes added a U.S. Open Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Minnesota United on Tuesday. A U.S. Open Cup record crowd at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium saw the home side jump out to an early lead through an own goal. Minnesota United’s Chase Gasper was the unlucky defender credited with the strike, having put his leg in front of a Leandro Gonzalez Pirez cross only to see it deflect wildly and float in over the head of Vito Mannone....

The 25-year-old, who was adjudged best player at the 2015 edition, claims that several African players lose their position at their club sides upon their return from Afcon. “I think this goes to Caf because they need to realise that when players are doing well [at their club side] and go to Afcon in January, when they come back, there is someone playing in their position and if that person is performing, it is difficult to win it back,” Atsu told TV3....

The ads spotlight what some experts say is a gaping loophole in the campaign-finance laws. On Dec. 26, 2007, the Federal Election Commission quietly issued new rules in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last June that give more latitude for 501(c)(4) groups to run political “electioneering” ads without disclosing contributors. That helped blow open the floodgates. In 2004, the chief conduit for such ads were so-called 527 groups, among them the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth....

Milano made her comments in the wake of what she perceives as a badly timed and outright dangerous public relations attempt by Trump to downplay the effect that COVID-19 has had on him, as well as the seriousness of the virus altogether. The actress-activist has long been a vocal critic of the president for all manner of policies and personal characteristics that she disagrees with. Recently, she objected to Trump’s performance in the presidential debate against Joe Biden, particularly his comments apparently directed to the right-wing fringe group the Proud Boys....

‘RAW’ thoughts Am I the only one who … … is disappointed that The Undertaker is returning for another match at WrestleMania? It’s been apparent to me — and anyone else who’s been paying attention — for weeks that The Undertaker would be facing John Cena at WrestleMania, but I kept hoping that I was wrong. Now that the match is all but official, I will reiterate what I said a couple months ago when Undertaker appeared on “RAW 25” and cut an ambiguous promo: There’s no match involving Undertaker that I’d want to see at this point — including one against Cena....

Palmer—known for her work as a solo artist and as part of dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls—shared an intense cover of “Surface Pressure” on March 18, which she performed in a studio accompanied by her own piano playing and a violinist. TikTok users soon panned Palmer’s cover, claiming she had ruined a beloved song. The video stands at nearly 5 million views and over 50,200 comments at the time of writing....

Doorbell cameras capture weird and wonderful sights right outside our front door, with homeowner, Casey McPerry, in disbelief over what his filmed one day, as he shared the footage to TikTok. McPerry, from California, ordered a couple of items from the shopping giant, and as the driver approaches the front door he appears to be accosted by an insect or bug of sorts. He swats the air with both hands, but incredibly as he swings his arm one package among the trio he’s holding flies out—and lands on the roof....

A Reddit user replied to the photo of the boxes upside down and said: “Me and a coworker were just talking about doing this yesterday, but yeah I’m with it!” The thread also came up with new names for the movement, with one Reddit user commenting “Down with Frowns,” while another suggested, “Delivering Frowns.” A photo of the upside-down boxes was shared to Twitter by journalist Dave Lee, who said: “Here’s hoping DoorDash drivers never try this....

A total of seven hangman’s nooses have been discovered there since April 27. As reported by WTNH, Windsor police were first called to the site after a construction company supervisor found one noose hanging from a steel beam on the second floor of the building. There was no surveillance footage in the area of the building and it is accessible to hundreds of employees from various companies. Police were called to the site on April 28 to reports of another rope in the same area, although police determined it was not a noose, and again on April 29 after five additional ropes that could be interpreted as nooses were found across the building....

Yesterday, the financial services company confirmed the breach impacted roughly 100 million individuals in the U.S. and approximately six million people in Canada. Data stolen included 140,000 social security numbers of credit card customers and 80,000 bank account numbers. According to Capital One, the details were stolen in March via a misconfigured firewall. The personal data was related to people who had applied for the company’s credit card products....

Full time U.S. Operations staff who are employed by the company from December 1 to December 31 will qualify for a bonus of $300, while part-time employees will get $150. “This brings our total spent on special bonuses and incentives for our teams globally to over $2.5 billion in 2020, including a $500 million thank you bonus earlier this year. “Our teams are doing amazing work serving customers’ essential needs, while also helping to bring some much-needed holiday cheer for socially-distanced families around the world....

If you’re having outpatient surgery, it’s ambulatory. Once you’re able to walk after surgery, you’re upgraded to ambulatory status. Even the cane or walker you use is called an ambulatory assistive device. To fully understand the various ways your healthcare team will use the word ambulatory, let’s look at its many uses in medicine. What Does Ambulatory Mean? The word ambulatory is an adjective that means “related to walking,” or ambulation....