James Bennet, The New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quell violence amid protests over US racial inequality, resigned on Sunday, the newspaper announced.

The New York Times has come under fire after it published an editorial on June 3 from US Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, titled "Send in the Troops." Cotton wrote that an "overwhelming show of force" would restore order after protests spread across the country, some of which turned violent...