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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
US cities clean up, prepare for another night of unrest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — America’s cities boarded up windows, swept up glass and covered graffiti Sunday as the country's most significant night of protests in a half-century spilled into another day of unrest fueled by …

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: US sends Brazil malaria drug for COVID-19

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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials sought to determine Sunday whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward viole…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Attacks on market, aid convoy leave 35 dead in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a cattle market in eastern Burkina Faso, killing at least 25 people in the deadliest attack in a particularly violent weekend in the volatile coun…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
FBI identifies federal officer killed near protest

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal law enforcement officer who was shot and killed while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland during a protest has been identified.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
US faith leaders lead congregations through tumultuous time

NEW YORK (AP) — American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavir…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Police in New Jersey praised for marching in Floyd protests

Police officers in one of New Jersey's largest and most violent cities were praised on social media for marching alongside protesters in rallies held this weekend over George Floyd's death.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police say they used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Sunday as groups protesting and supporting President Jair Bolsonaro neared a clash.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Egypt reports its highest number of virus deaths

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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Unrest devastates a city's landmark street of diversity

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Along the miles-long Minneapolis street where more than a century of migrants have found their American footholds -- Germans, Swedes, Vietnamese, Somalis, Mexicans -- a new history can be traced.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Mississippi mayor apologizes for tweets on George Floyd

PETAL, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi mayor who caused an outrage with his tweets about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has apologized but says he won’t resign, prompting protesters to return to City Hal…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
With cheap gasoline scarce, Venezuelans can buy at a premium

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro said that starting Monday Venezuelans will be able to buy gasoline at international market prices, marking a historic break in the socialist country's practice of …

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
'No justice, no peace': Protests resume in NYC for 4th day

NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth day of protests against police brutality kept New York City on edge Sunday, as thousands of people marched peacefully, and many protesters and officers tried to keep the peace after days of…