Man charged in attack against Associated Press photographer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who police say assaulted an Associated Press photographer in Philadelphia as the journalist was on assignment covering the city's police commissioner was charged in the attack.

Thousands in Mali's capital demand that president step down

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali's capital on Friday to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require officers to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of…

Minneapolis agrees to ban all chokeholds by police and require bystanding officers to stop them in wake of Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis agrees to ban all chokeholds by police and require bystanding officers to stop them in wake of Floyd death.

The Latest: Minneapolis to ban chokeholds by police

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Officers suspended after man, 75, shoved and hurt on video

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors were investigating Friday after a video captured police in Buffalo shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked his head, a confrontation that resulted in the suspension of t…

Trump defies governor, heads to Maine where protesters await

GUILFORD, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump's first trip to Maine as president was meant to showcase the administration's work to fight the coronavirus but it attracted hundreds of supporters and opponents of Tru…

The Latest: US cardinal says blacks not treated fairly

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India, China trying to end army standoff in Himalayas

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian and Chinese foreign ministry officials on Friday discussed the flaring of tensions on their disputed Himalayan border, where thousands of soldiers from the two countries have been facing off…

South Dakota couple accused of using cattle prod on kids

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota couple is accused of giving four children illegal drugs and of zapping them with a cattle prod to get them to comply with orders.

The Latest: N. Macedonia records new record daily infections

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia has registered a new record number of daily coronavirus infections for the third consecutive day, with more than half the country’s 2.1 million people under an 80-hour near…

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Hong Kong's last British leader: China's agenda 'Orwellian'

BEIJING (AP) — The last British governor of Hong Kong criticized the Chinese government on Friday over proposed national security legislation, calling it part of an “Orwellian" drive to eliminate opposition in viol…

The Latest: WHO advises wider use of masks in virus hotspots

The World Health Organization is changing its recommendations for the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic and is now recommending that in areas where there is widespread transmission, people should wear ma…

Witness: Floyd didn't resist arrest, tried to defuse things

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who was with George Floyd on the night he died said his friend did not resist arrest and instead tried to defuse the situation before he ended up handcuffed on the ground and pleading for a…