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Summary List PlacementA man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse, and the parents of another person killed by the teenage vigilante, have filed a lawsuit against officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, seeking millions of dollars in compensation for their pain and suffering. As first reported by Milwaukee NBC affiliate WTMJ, Gaige Grosskreutz, who was shot in the arm by Rittenhouse after he killed another man, and the...

Summary List Placement Facebook has been on the defensive for the past week over its handling of an event calling for members of a group to arm themselves and attack people protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake. CEO Mark Zuckerberg ultimately apologized for failing to remove the event sooner, saying Facebook took down the event and page that posted it after two protesters...

Summary List Placement Former Vice President Joe Biden's visit on Thursday afternoon to Kenosha was a markedly different scene from President Donald Trump's trip to the Wisconsin city two days earlier. While visiting the city, Biden spoke on the phone with Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot seven times in the back by a police officer last month, triggering protests in Kenosha...

Kenosha, Wis. police and a federal officer arrested food truck workers at gunpoint, alleging that their presence at a gas station was evidence they were "preparing for criminal activity" amid protests prompted by the shooting of an unarmed Black man. A leader with the Riot Kitchen group rejected claims the group was breaking the law, saying they were filling fuel jugs needed to power...

President Donald Trump is actively working to incite violence and chaos in American cities, hoping he can carry himself to a reelection victory on a "law and order" platform. Trump on Sunday took to Twitter to decry anti-racism protesters and praise a caravan of his supporters who rode into Portland after deadly violence followed clashes between the groups.  Biden has fervently condemned the recent...

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday said amid tense protests, President Donald Trump is "on the side of law enforcement and the rule of law." Meadows made the comments on NBC's "Meet the Press" when moderator Chuck Todd asked him why Trump hadn't disavowed the actions of his own supporters, but frequently critiques the actions of other demonstrators. Months of protests...

President Donald Trump is slated to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday in the wake of protests that erupted after police shot and wounded Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man. White House spokesman Judd Deere told reporters that Trump is set to meet with local law enforcement and "survey damage from recent riots," AFP reported. The president's daughter-in-law Lara Trump said on "Fox News Sunday"...