Violence breaks out the night before Virginia city braces for white nationalist rally
Hundreds of white marchers with blazing torches clashed briefly with counter-protesters on the Charlottesville campus of the University of Virginia on Friday.
World
Aug 12, 2017
Trump condemns violent protests in Charlottesville
U.S. President Donald Trump calls for “swift restoration of law and order” after violent clashes in Charlottesville.
World
Aug 12, 2017
Trump disbands two economic councils after business leaders flee amid Charlottesville response controversy
President Trump is facing bi-partisan criticism following his comments about a white nationalist group at the center of a violent and deadly confrontation in Virginia. The fallout has been costly. Wednesday afternoon, the President was forced to disband two economic councils that were expected to drive his economic agenda.
Money
Aug 16, 2017
Victim mourned as outrage toward President Trump grows
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing severe criticism for his response to the Charlottesville, Virginia attack after he suggested there were “fine people” marching in a crowd of white supremacists. Jackson Proskow reports.
Global National
Aug 16, 2017
Hundreds gather at University of Virginia for candlelight vigil against hate and violence
Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for a candlelight vigil against hate and violence on Wednesday evening.
World
Aug 17, 2017
Fallout escalating for Donald Trump over Charlottesville response
The fallout continues from President Trump’s Tuesday press conference during which he, yet again, refused to place blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia on white supremacists.
Politics
Aug 17, 2017
Trump attacks Republican senators on Twitter as fallout over Charlottesville response grows
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday attacking Senate Republicans amid the fallout over his comments on the racial violence in Virginia. Trump on Twitter calling Arizona Republican Jeff Flake ‘weak,’ and suggesting South Carolina voters reject Republican Lindsey Graham.
World
Aug 17, 2017
Jeff Sessions issues condemnation of ‘racism, bigotry, hatred and violence’ in Virginia
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the United States cannot accept or apologize for “racism, bigotry, hatred and violence” on Wednesday days after a white nationalist rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia.
World
Aug 17, 2017
Virginia State police helicopter crashes near Charlottesville golf course
Two people are dead after a Virginia State Police helicopter crashed in a wooded area outside Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday.
World
Aug 12, 2017
Atlanta protesters march for Charlottesville victims
Protestors gathered and marched in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, in solidarity with victims of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va.
World
Aug 13, 2017
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe condemns Charlottesville violent protest, calling white supremacists ‘dividers’
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Mount Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville early Sunday morning, a day after the violent protest between white nationalists and counter-protesters on Saturday.
World
Aug 13, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defends President Trump’s statement on Charlottesville violence
Donald Trump received criticism for not specifically condemning white supremacists and alt-right hate groups over violence in Charlottesville. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the president’s remarks saying too much is being made out of it.
World
Aug 14, 2017
President Trump attacks KKK, White Supremacists: ‘Racism is evil’
U.S. President Donald Trump openly condemned groups such as the KKK and other white supremacist groups Monday following a weekend of deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.
World
Aug 14, 2017
Heather Heyer killed while exercising right to free speech: police
Chief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. said Monday that Heather Heyer, the woman killed during violent weekend protests, was killed as she exercised her legal right to free speech.
Crime
Aug 14, 2017
Charlottesville protesters deviated from agreed upon plan: police
Chief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. defended the planning process for Saturday’s demonstration, saying ‘Unite the Right’ demonstrators and counter-protesters ignored agreed upon plans.
Crime
Aug 14, 2017
Charlottesville protesters deviated from agreed upon plan: police
Chief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. defended the planning process for Saturday’s demonstration, saying ‘Unite the Right’ demonstrators and counter-protesters ignored agreed upon plans.
Crime
Aug 14, 2017
White nationalist blames leftist ‘thugs’ for Charlottesville violence
The white nationalist community defended itself on Monday outside the courthouse where suspect James Fields was due for a hearing, blaming leftist “thugs” for the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Crime
Aug 14, 2017
Anthony Scaramucci defends Trump’s slow condemnation of white nationalists on Colbert Show
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House’s communications chief, was grilled by Stephen Colbert on The Late Show over U.S. President Donald Trump’s delayed condemnation of white nationalists protesting in Charlottesville.
Entertainment
Aug 15, 2017
Donald Trump returns to New York amid controversy over Charlottesville response
President Donald Trump returned to New York as his administration is embroiled in yet another controversy over the White House’s initial response to the violence in Charlottesville.
Politics
Aug 15, 2017
Trump’s condemnation of white supremacists delayed due to lack of facts
President Trump on Tuesday defended his delay in condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis following violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, saying he waited to get all the facts.
Politics
Aug 15, 2017