Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday, June 17, 2020, that the intentions behind the roughly five ropes found hanging around Lake Merritt "don't matter" in light of the current racial climate. (screengrab via NBC Bay Area)
A "noose" found in Harlem's Marcus Garvey Par that Gov. Andrew Cuomo called an act of "hatred" has turned out to be materials left over from a nearby construction site. (screengrab via NBC New York)
"I know you had to shut down but you opened right back up," Vice President Mike Pence said at the Winnebago plant in Forest City, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
People clean up burned businesses on Saturday, May 30, 2020, after a night of fires and looting following the death of George Floyd. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
Jeannie Lockwood pauses on a hill during the Green River Drift cattle drive, in Cora, Wyoming. The Green River Drift is one of the country's oldest and longest running cattle drives. (Ryan Jones/Jackson Hole News&Guide via AP)
Decorum has become virtually extinct in the U.S. Capitol, even though rules and guidelines to preserve them have been in place since 1789. (Associated Press)
“The People’s Republic of China continues to make specious and destabilizing claims designed to extend its maritime area in the South China Sea,” Kelly Craft, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. (Associated Press)