Latest Protests Riots Headlines
All the headlines from our Protests Riots Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fired Employees Accuse Google of Labor Violations Over Handling of Protests
Dec 3 2020 // The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint accusing Alphabet Inc.’s Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning workers, who were fired for protesting against company policies and trying to organize...
Ex-Employee Who Protested Safety Sues Amazon Alleging Bias in His Firing
Nov 13 2020 // A former Amazon.com Inc. worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at...
U.S. Cities Prepare for Possible Election Unrest
Nov 3 2020 // Temporary extra fencing has been erected around the White House, plywood affixed to storefronts in Manhattan and the National Guard put on notice in Portland, Oregon, as U.S. cities braced for possible unrest on election...
Nigerian Insurers Expect Record Claims from Police Brutality Protests
Nov 3 2020 // Nigerian insurers are facing their biggest claims on record after protests against police brutality turned violent, leading to large-scale looting and destruction. Risk underwriters all over the country are inspecting...
Reporter Tear Gassed at Oregon Protest Settles Lawsuit
Nov 2 2020 // A Eugene Weekly reporter who was hit with a tear gas canister while he filmed police breaking up a protest in late May in Oregon has settled a lawsuit against the city of Eugene. Henry Houston said he and the Civil...
New York City Sued Over Clashes with Floyd Protesters
Oct 28 2020 // Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were assaulted and abused by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring...
Election Security: Retailers Board Up Stores Amid Fears Over More Civil Unrest
Oct 21 2020 // This time last year, shoppers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holiday window decorations. Now those same windows are hidden behind a wall of wood panels painted...
Lawsuit: Omaha Police Used Excessive Force at Protests
Oct 7 2020 // A lawsuit accuses Omaha police of using excessive force when they responded to protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Nebraska’s largest city earlier this year. The American Civil Liberties Union...
Proposed Virginia Bill Making Localities Responsible for Protest Damage Stalls
Oct 5 2020 // A Virginia General Assembly bill is likely dead for the session that would have held localities accountable for damages caused by protesters if an adequate police response was not provided. Del. Mark Cole,...
2 Injured by Minneapolis Police Projectiles During Unrest Suing City
Sep 23 2020 // Two men injured by police during violence that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis are suing the city, its police chief and unnamed officers. Soren Stevenson, 25, lost his left eye after he was shot by police...
Owners Find Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Buildings Destroyed by Riots
Sep 21 2020 // Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear away the debris. Many property owners in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area purchased...
Hurricane Laura Evacuees Protest Slow FEMA Aid
Sep 14 2020 // About two dozen Hurricane Laura evacuees and their advocates marched through the streets of New Orleans on Thursday to protest what they called the “slow response” from the federal government on getting them...
Richmond Saw Nearly $4M in Fire Damage During Initial Unrest
Sep 9 2020 // Fires caused nearly $4 million in estimated damages over the first 18 days of protests this summer in Richmond, Va., according to an analysis by city emergency officials. Richmond fire crews responded to 48 fires between...
Owners Say Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Riot-Destroyed Buildings
Sep 4 2020 // Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear away the debris. The StarTribune newspaper reported that many property owners in...
Unrest Causes $2M in Insured Losses to City Property in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Sep 2 2020 // Damage to city-owned property from violence that erupted over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha is estimated at nearly $2 million so far, a city official said. The city’s public works director, Shelly...
Family of Teen Killed Near Washington Protest Zone Files $3B Claims
Sep 2 2020 // The father of a 19-year-old Seattle man shot and killed in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone has filed wrongful death claims totaling $3 billion, seeking $1 billion each from the city of Seattle, King County and the...
Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Minnesota Courthouse During Unrest
Aug 28 2020 // A man accused of causing fire damage to a courthouse in Minnesota’s Dakota County in the days after George Floyd’s death in police custody has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting arson. Fornandous Henderson,...
Vehicles Torched in Protest after Wisconsin Police Shoot Man from Behind
Aug 25 2020 // Protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear after Kenosha, Wisc., police shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, while responding to a call about a domestic...
CNA Reports Q2 Profit Despite COVID-19, Weather, Civil Unrest Losses
Aug 6 2020 // CNA Financial Corp. saw its 2020 second quarter net income sliced almost by half compared to the previous year due to “considerable catastrophe losses” from COVID-19, civil unrest and weather-related...
Minnesota Governor Makes Another Request for Federal Aid to Rebuild After Unrest
Aug 5 2020 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is again asking for federal help to rebuild from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death. Walz said Monday he has requested a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration that...
