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Massachusetts city to name 2 streets after modern-day military generals
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and retired Gen. Joseph Dunford, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have strong ties to the city of Quincy.
Wisconsin National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man turned Kenosha into the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest.
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
Atlanta mayor: No need for National Guard troops, despite governor’s order
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.
By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press
Georgia governor authorizes National Guard troops after 8-year-old killed
Georgia’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in Atlanta left five people dead, including an 8-year-old girl.
By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press and Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Trump plans huge July 4 fireworks show despite DC’s concerns
President Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who want them — but despite health concerns from D.C.‘s mayor, no one apparently will be required to wear them.
Alaska officials push Anchorage for permanent Space Command headquarters
Alaska’s governor and the mayor of Anchorage asked the U.S. Air Force to consider the city as the location for the permanent headquarters of the new U.S. Space Command.
Killing of Utah mayor in Afghanistan was planned, according to Army investigation
U.S. Intelligence screeners failed to act swiftly enough on signs of the radicalization of the commando who killed Army Maj. Brent Taylor in 2018.
Watch this National Guard formation get a lesson on crowd tactics by a civilian protester
“It’s almost like a training that I’m watching,” the person behind the camera remarks.
By Jon Simkins
DC mayor asks Trump to withdraw troops and federal police, Guardsmen to leave hotels
Bowser wrote that the “additional, unidentified units” have also added to the confusion by not wearing “identifying insignia.”
By Kyle Rempfer