Rifle ammunition, Molotov cocktails found by Portland police responding to shooting

The 60th consecutive day of protests in Portland was punctuated last night by a bag of rifle ammunition and Molotov cocktails found by police responding to the chaotic scene.

Pelosi, others hail John Lewis as ‘conscience’ of Congress

In a solemn display of bipartisan unity Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis “the conscience of the Congress,” while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the longtime Georgia congressman as a model of courage.

Fires set, rocks hurled during weekend racial justice and police reform protest in Oakland

Several fires were set in the downtown area, including one at the Alameda County Superior Courthouse that was quickly contained. Demonstrators hurled rocks, ceramic paint-filled balls and frozen water bottles through windows at the courthouse, federal building and police building in a raucous night that was unlike peaceful marches that have taken place in the city in recent weeks, Watson said.

Valley pastor remembers life, legacy of late Georgia Rep. John Lewis

A Valley pastor is recounting how efforts by late Georgia Rep. John Lewis to achieve equality for African Americans have inspired his own work on police reform.

Giants' pitcher Sam Coonrod refuses to kneel during Black Lives Matter moment because of faith

San Francisco Giants pitcher Sam Coonrod was the only player to stand during a moment honoring the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the season opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, telling reporters after the game that as a Christian he “can’t kneel before anything besides God.”

Hallmark Channel will feature LGBTQ stories in Christmas movies

The holiday season will bring 40 new stories to the annual “Countdown to Christmas” and “Miracles of Christmas” lineups, including movies with LGBTQ storylines.

Culture Conversations: Tina Knowles-Lawson addresses voter suppression ahead of 2020 election

Culture Conversations is an engaging and informative FOX 11 digital program aimed at closely examining the issues that our nation is grappling with at this moment: race, inequality, justice, policing, political strength, and what these issues mean to our future. 

Christopher Columbus statue removed overnight from Grant Park

Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police.

Chicago activist groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties

A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.

'A good name': Civil rights leader Rev. C.T. Vivian remembered as great man

The family of the Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King, paid their respects and said goodbye to the civil rights veteran Thursday.

Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by federal agents late Wednesday as he stood with protesters at a fence guarding a federal courthouse.

2 Arizona Confederate monuments on state land relocated to private property

Officials with a Confederate organization have asked Arizona state officials to remove two Confederate monuments in Arizona for relocation to private property.

House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol

The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as well as a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision that declared African Americans couldn't be citizens.

Portland standoff: State asks federal agents to be reined in

The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets — to sending federal agents to Portland, Oregon, and potentially other Democratic-led cities.