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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Charges: Illinois man went to Minneapolis to riot

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Illinois man who allegedly traveled to Minneapolis to participate in

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests

WASHINGTON (AP) —

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
U. of Miami professor pleads guilty in Venezuela graft case

MIAMI (AP) — A University of Miami professor blamed a controversial law enforcement informant for his career-ending decision to try and hide $3 million in proceeds from a corruption scheme run by a businessman conn…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Unrest emerges in neighborhoods, suburbs beyond city centers

CHICAGO (AP) — Vandals robbed malls and shopping centers in communities outside Chicago. They stormed stores across the San Francisco Bay in what appeared to be coordinated smash-and-grabs. Banks and a sleek, moder…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Louisville police chief fired in aftermath of fatal shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's police chief was fired Monday after the mayor learned that officers involved in a shooting that killed the popular owner of a barbecue spot failed to activate body cameras during…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Masks and social distancing work, new analysis finds

Masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus but hand washing and other measures are still needed, a new analysis finds.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
AP News Digest 6:30 p.m.

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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Louisville, Kentucky mayor fires police chief, says officers involved in fatal shooting failed to activate body cameras

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville, Kentucky mayor fires police chief, says officers involved in fatal shooting failed to activate body cameras.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:09 p.m. EDT

Floyd's brother pleads for peace, Trump takes combative tone

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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 prot…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
2 Brooklyn attorneys granted bail in NYPD firebombing case

NEW YORK (AP) — Two attorneys charged with firebombing a police vehicle amid the unrest convulsing New York City were granted bail Monday over the objections of federal prosecutors who warned the pair might “return…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Judge: Justice Dept. reversal in Flynn case 'unusual'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday defended his decision not to quickly approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss its own criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Micha…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Oklahoma to stop releasing nursing home details

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