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‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Americans began cleaning up charred and glass-strewn streets Sunday after another night of unrest fueled by rage over police mistreatment of African Americans destroyed businesses, damaged landmarks and raised tensions across a divided nation to the boiling point. The chaos reached into...
Des Moines police arrest dozens after using tear gas
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police arrested more than two dozen people after using tear gas to break up a protest and stop vandalism near the Polk County Courthouse in downtown Des Moines. Live video from WOI-TV showed a small group of people spraying paint on the courthouse and breaking at least one of its...
The Latest: Chicago mayor restricts vehicle, transit access
The Latest on the 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: ___ Chicago Mayor Lori Lighfoot says access to downtown is restricted to only to residents and essential workers and the National Guard will have a presence in...
Cleanup efforts underway after violent Nashville protest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville's honky tonks and other businesses boarded up their smashed store fronts, while cleanup crews began scrubbing graffiti and removing debris Sunday following a protest in response to the death of George Floyd. According to Metro Nashville Police, at least 30 businesses and...
Cleanup, curfew and injuries following unrest in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Deputies were recovering from injuries, nightly curfews were issued and the cleanup of smashed store windows began Sunday around Florida after a night of unrest throughout the state's cities that followed protests in response to the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a black man who...
Nevada governor activates National Guard after Reno protest
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak has activated the Nevada National Guard after protesters broke windows at City Hall and set fires. City officials in Reno instituted an immediate mandatory curfew Saturday night and Sisolak said that the Guard was activated after receiving a call for aid from city...
NYC preps for more protests; National Guard on standby
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials were looking for a peaceful way forward after three days of protests against police brutality that left police cars burned and led to the arrest of hundreds of people. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had no plans to impose a curfew Sunday despite many other major U.S....
Protesting lawyers detained in Moscow for violating lockdown
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police on Sunday detained demonstrators who were holding one-person pickets outside the headquarters of Russia’s main criminal investigative agency. The OVD-Info organization that monitors political arrests says at least seven people were detained and some of them were charged...
Seattle, Portland to have curfews Sunday following riots
SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of people were arrested in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, as protests over the killing of George Floyd turned violent, with looters smashing up storefronts and mayors in both cities again issuing curfew orders for Sunday evening. Police in Seattle arrested at least 27 people Saturday...
41 arrested, 1 officer hurt during Salt Lake City protests
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Forty-one people were arrested in Salt Lake City during a volatile Saturday of protests over the death of George Floyd that led to one police car being burned, one officer being seriously injured and the implementation of a curfew, Utah authorities said Sunday morning as crews cleaned...
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