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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global
PARIS (AP) — Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-hande…
Teens at Dallas cafe make meal kits for needy amid COVID-19
DALLAS (AP) — Chef Chad Houser opened his downtown Dallas restaurant five years ago to help give teens coming out of juvenile detention stability, and a push toward success.
Florida educators want staggered school schedules amid virus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's largest association of educators called Tuesday for changing how schools operate in the era of the coronavirus — including staggering school schedules, suspending active-shooting …
Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testify
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Los Angeles police have arrested 2,700 people since protests began; more than 1,000 taken into custody on Monday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested 2,700 people since protests began; more than 1,000 taken into custody on Monday.
Shunning virus and Big Oil, Alaska tribe revives traditions
ARCTIC VILLAGE, Alaska (RNS) — Arriving home on one of the last regular flights before pandemic restrictions went into effect in mid-February, Sarah James got to her house to find two caribous worth of meat in her …
Barr vows 'even greater' law enforcement resources in unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. law enforcement officials vowed “even greater law enforcement resources and support” in the nation's capital Tuesday night to respond to protests, as one local county pulled its officers out,…
Minnesota files civil rights charge vs police in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd who died after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck f…
Groups condemn detainment of journalists in Atlanta protests
ATLANTA (AP) — Journalism organizations are condemning authorities' detainment of two journalists who were covering protests in Atlanta.
Paris police fire tear gas at protest of racial injustice
PARIS (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas Tuesday as scattered protesters in Paris pelted them with debris and set fires during an unauthorized demonstration against racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics.
Movie night in Venezuela barrio offers respite from troubles
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At nightfall in one corner of Venezuela's largest and most notorious barrio, all eyes turned to the glow of a temporary movie screen set up on a hillside terrace atop stacked, red cinder b…
Protests in top 25 virus hot spots ignite fears of contagion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As demonstrators flooded streets across America to decry the killing of George Floyd, public health experts watched in alarm — the close proximity of protesters and their failures in many ca…
Minnesota files complaint against police in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into Floy…
NYC extends curfew all week; mayor says no to National Guard
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City extended an 8 p.m. curfew all week and banned much Manhattan car traffic overnight as officials struggled Tuesday to stanch destruction and growing complaints that the nation's biggest…
State of Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State of Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department in George Floyd’s death.