Categories World Headlines U.S. at ‘crossroads’ as protests grip cities and police crack down, causing violent confrontations Post date June 1, 2020 In increasingly urgent terms, demonstrators called for an end to violence against black Americans. U.S. at ‘crossroads’ as protests grip cities and police crack down, causing violent confrontations ← Nearly 1,400 arrested in protests, stoking fears of second coronavirus wave → Two more NDCS staff members positive for COVID-19