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Missouri National Guard sending 300 troops to D.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The leader of the Missouri National Guard said 300 troops on Thursday will head to Washington, D.C. to help local law enforcement with civil unrest. Adjutant General Levon Cumpton said the District of Columbia National Guard requested Missouri's help and will pay any related...
Cities see protests rage on as Wolf vows changes to policing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Large protests over police treatment of black people arose in Pittsburgh and Bethlehem on Thursday, while Philadelphia braced for more marches and demonstrations on the night before some pandemic-related restrictions will end in the city. Marchers wove their way through Pittsburgh...
The Latest: Floyd's mourners stand for 8 minutes, 46 seconds
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: — Rev. Al Sharpton speaks out at Floyd memorial. — Mayor Garcetti ends curfew in Los Angeles. — Generally peaceful...
Evers defends decision to deploy National Guard
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers defended his decision Thursday 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...
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using active-duty troops to quell protests across the United States, and former military leaders are going after him, too, in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief. Both Trump and...
Walz, citing credible threats, sends guard to Clay County
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is sending Minnesota National Guard troops to state's western border because of what he says are credible threats of violence during demonstrations planned in neighboring North Dakota. Moorhead, Minnesota lies just across the border from Fargo, North Dakota. Walz's...
Protests over George Floyd's death largely calm
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Demonstrators and a caravan of vehicles streamed through streets on Milwaukee's north side overnight Wednesday and headed to a police precinct station where National Guard members stood watch. Officers used smoke or gas to disperse the protesters. But, it was a quieter demonstration than...
The Latest: Seattle ends city-wide curfew ahead of schedule
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: — Seattle ends city-wide curfew ahead of schedule. — Demonstrators march to U.S. Capitol during peaceful protests in...
More than 100 charged with looting, assaults in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California authorities have charged more than 100 people with looting, assault and other crimes committed during and around protests while police in a San Francisco Bay Area city said Wednesday that a break-in suspect died after being shot by police who mistook his hammer for a gun. ...
California governor highlights previous moves on inequality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the protests over police brutality and accompanying violence that had dominated his state over the weekend, he declared that for too long state leaders had not addressed systemic racism and called for an end to lip service without...
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