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`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to demand,...
The Latest: Texas county GOP chairwoman pressured to resign
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Texas county GOP chairwoman pressured to resign after comments. — Mourners at George Floyd’s memorial service...
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A state investigator alleged Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments after fatally shooting the black man with a pump-action shotgun. The inflammatory revelation came amid a week of angry nationwide protests over law...
Analysis: Trump emulates strongman tactics, tests his limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — A phalanx of law enforcement officers and soldiers is positioned on the streets of the nation’s capital to keep protesters at bay. Helicopters circle overhead, sometimes dipping low to buzz the crowd. The country’s leader warns that he’s willing to go further to...
Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place just blocks away. Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng made their first appearances in...
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists. Thursday’s retraction in the journal Lancet...
UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine
LONDON (AP) — A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally — and fairly. The United Nations...
Wall Street pauses, and S&P 500's 4-day winning streak snaps
Wall Street paused on Thursday, and the S&P 500 fell for the first time in five days as stocks that had held steadiest through this year’s feverish swings gave back some of their gains. The S&P 500 lost 10.52 points, or 0.3%, to 3,112.35 after being on track earlier in the day for its longest...
Pandemic and racial unrest test black clergy on dual fronts
For black clergy across the United States, the past 10 days have been a tumultuous test of their stamina and their skills. For weeks, they had been striving to comfort their congregations amid a pandemic taking a disproportionately heavy toll on African-Americans. Then came a coast-to-coast upsurge of racial...
As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled
BOSTON (AP) — Like George Floyd, he was black, in his mid-40s, and died at the hands of a white man. And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revolution. Many in the Black Lives Matter movement are invoking Crispus Attucks — an African American gunned down by a British soldier in the Boston...
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Wolf will announce more counties can enter 'green' phase
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will announce Friday that more counties will be allowed to enter the “green” phase of his pandemic reopening plan, the least-restrictive phase of his stoplight-colored three-phase plan, his office said. Those counties are in addition to the 16 that he...
Mexicans protest George Floyd-style police brutality case
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As protests rock the United States over the death of George Floyd, anger built in Mexico on Thursday over its own police brutality case: a young man allegedly beaten to death after officers detained him for not wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic. An online campaign to...
Health official: California in "range of stability" on virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is staying in a “range of stability” on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and plans to move ahead with reopening efforts amid widespread protests that have brought people together in mass gatherings not seen in months, the state's top health official...
Colorado's Mount Evans Highway to remain closed for summer
DENVER (AP) — Officials say Mount Evans Highway in Colorado will remain closed to vehicles for the summer as a result of health and safety concerns and economic difficulties related to the coronavirus. KCNC-TV reports that the Colorado Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and Denver...
Sheriff: Investigation continues into abuse at group home
GRAND BAY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said an investigation into elder abuse at a veterans group home was still ongoing, as deputies attempted to piece together how the home came into existence. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office seized hundreds of paper records from Square One Life Management LLC...
Evers defends his decision to deploy National Guard
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday defended his decision to deploy the Wisconsin National Guard to help police in Madison and Milwaukee control protests over George Floyd's death. Evers, a Democrat, told reporters during a conference call that he deployed the Guard to protect property in...
Arkansas may further ease coronavirus limits by region
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas may further ease coronavirus restrictions by region rather than statewide, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday even as the state's active cases continued to rise overall. Hutchinson said he is considering entering a “phase 2” loosening of lifting virus...
US public schools need major building repairs, report finds
The majority of U.S. public school districts need to make major building repairs in at least half of their schools, yet many districts are unable to pay for updates or have postponed them to improve security in case of a shooting, according to a federal report. The U.S. Government Accountability Office on...
Kansas City announces planned reform of police procedures
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City is reforming police procedures after criticism from black organizations about police conduct during nearly a week of protests as well as long-standing tension between the department and minorities, the mayor announced Thursday. A coalition of civil rights organizations...
The Latest: Texas county GOP chairwoman pressured to resign
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Texas county GOP chairwoman pressured to resign after comments. — Mourners at George Floyd’s memorial service...
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