Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. His announcement...

The Latest: Birmingham begins removing Confederate monument

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: ___ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Workers in Alabama’s largest city began removing a Confederate monument Monday night after demonstrators failed to knock...

Protests, Louisville police chief fired after fatal shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Riot police firing tear gas scattered a protest crowd from a downtown Louisville square Monday night, hours after the firing of the city's police chief in the uproar over the early morning shooting death of a popular restaurant owner by security forces. David McAtee, the owner of a...

Protesters invoke different names to decry police treatment

CHICAGO (AP) — In Baltimore, protesters shouted the name of Freddie Gray. In Topeka, Kansas, T-shirts were emblazoned with the name of Dominique White. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, people gathered in a spot where white mobs killed hundreds of blacks a century ago and chanted the name of Terence Crutcher. Across...

Medical examiner: Floyd's heart stopped while restrained

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck, in a widely seen video that has sparked protests across the nation. “Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while...

Use of force criticized in protests about police brutality

As protests grip the nation, officers have doused crowds with pepper spray, struck protesters with batons, steered police cars into throngs, shoved demonstrators and screamed curses. Some police action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other...

Man dies in Arkansas after being shot by US Marshals

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A man died after after being shot by U.S. Marshals as they tried to arrest him Monday in a northwest Arkansas parking lot on an attempted murder warrant, authorities said. Fayetteville police spokesman Sgt. Anthony Murphy said the man was shot while in his car. The U.S. Marshals...

Medical examiner lists Floyd's death a homicide, says heart stopped while police restrained him and compressed his neck

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Medical examiner lists Floyd's death a homicide, says heart stopped while police restrained him and compressed his neck.

Zimbabwe summons US envoy over White House adviser's comment

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare to a meeting over comments by a White House official suggesting Zimbabwe is among “foreign adversaries” that could face retaliation for trying to foment unrest in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, a black man...

Governor: Semi driver was confused when he drove into crowd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer who rolled into the midst of thousands of people who had gathered on a closed Minneapolis freeway to protest George Floyd's death was apparently confused and didn't mean to injure anyone, Gov. Tim Walz said Monday. It appeared no one was hurt Sunday,...