Tony Katz

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly said Monday it began the world’s first human trial of an antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus that shows tremendous promise, according to researchers. The experimental drug is derived from a blood sample taken from one of the first American patients who recovered from COVID-19. Lilly said its early-stage study is designed […]

Retired St. Louis police captain was shot to death on Facebook Live Tuesday as he attempted to protect a friend’s store during a violent night of protests. He was shot in the torso and died on the sidewalk in front of the shop. Dorn, who also served as police chief in Moline Acres, was 77, […]

Critics of Mayor Bill de Blasio are calling for his impeachment amid outrage over riots and lootings in the city during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The online Change.org petition — “Impeach de Blasio” — garnered more than 90,000 signatures as of Wednesday, well above organizers goal of 75,000 backers. “Mayor Bill DeBlasio […]

The United States Park Police is pushing back against accusations that tear gas was used clear protesters in Washington D.C.’s Lafayette Park on Monday before President Trump’s visit to St. John’s Church. In a statement released on Tuesday by the USPP, the law enforcement agency added that any enforcement actions were done purposefully “to curtail […]

“Where were Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Mayor Joe Hogsett in a moment of crisis?” “Were the police of Indianapolis told to stand down Friday and Saturday night?” “Why wasn’t the National Guard deployed on Saturday?” These are the questions that many Hoosiers are asking elected officials to answer in the wake of the violence […]

Peaceful protests gave way to violence over the weekend as angry rioters brought chaos and destruction to multiple cities across the nation. An untold number of local businesses in downtown Indianapolis – many of them minority-owned – were looted and destroyed Friday and Saturday night resulting in millions of dollars worth of damages. Opportunistic politicians […]

In a video message posted to Instagram Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blamed healthcare and housing costs for the looting and destruction that was perpetrated by opportunistic rioters over the weekend. “If you are calling for an end to this unrest, but you are not calling for an end to the conditions that created the unrest, […]

George Floyd protesters at a Minneapolis Target store attacked an old woman in a wheelchair who was holding a knife, according to a viral video that emerged Thursday. The woman is seen at the beginning of the video sitting in a motorized wheelchair and holding a knife as she blocks the entrance to the store. […]

The White House pushed back on Twitter Friday after the social media platform censored a tweet by President Trump that threatening action against rioters in Minneapolis. “I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership,” Trump tweeted early Friday morning. “Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory. “Beijing’s disastrous decision is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms and China’s own promises to […]