Judge sets $1 million bail for Minneapolis officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Judge sets $1 million bail for Minneapolis officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death.

Suspect in police killing was member of elite military team

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant accused of killing a Northern California sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style attack was a leader for a military base's elite security force, official…

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Michigan man charged with ethnic intimidation at beach brawl

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A white man is accused of hitting a black man in the face with a bicycle chain in what authorities allege was a racially motivated assault at a southeastern Michigan beach that spa…

Guyana ruling party rejects vote recount in election chaos

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A major dispute erupted Monday in Guyana and threatened to further destabilize the South American country after the governing party rejected a recount of votes cast during the March 2 gene…

Israeli security head calls for halt in virus phone tracking

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Israel's Shin Bet security service reportedly said Monday that he opposes the continued use of his agency's phone-snooping technology to track coronavirus cases.

Recession hit US in February, ending record-long expansion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record.

Coalition calls for firing of Missouri detective after video

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of religious leaders and civil rights organizations on Monday demanded the immediate firing of suburban St. Louis detective who is shown on a video striking a man with a police SU…

Hundreds line up for George Floyd's memorial in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of mourners lined up outside a church in George Floyd's native Houston for a final public viewing Monday as his death two weeks ago at the hands of police continued spurring protesters, lead…

South Africa, Kenya protest cop brutality in US and at home

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Protests against police brutality were held in South Africa and Kenya on Monday, with demonstrators who came out to denounce George Floyd's killing in the U.S. charging that they are also suffer…

Crews dismantling Indianapolis Confederate soldiers monument

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Workers in Indianapolis on Monday started dismantling a monument that is dedicated to Confederate soldiers who died at a Union prison camp in the city.

The Latest: WHO: spread from people without symptoms is rare

The World Health Organization says it still believes the spread of the coronavirus from people without symptoms is “rare,” despite warnings from numerous experts worldwide that such transmission is more frequent an…

Crews inspect, but won't yet remove, Richmond's Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers for the state of Virginia inspected Richmond's huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monday before its planned removal. While protesters have toppled some other Confederate statues and s…

Spain begins trial for killings of 5 Jesuits in El Salvador

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court on Monday kicked off the trial of two former Salvadoran military men for their alleged involvement in the massacre of five Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades…

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