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Officials blame differing groups of 'outsiders' for violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the “outsiders” -- groups of organized rioters they say are flooding into major…
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Protests heat up across US, governors call in National Guard
Squad cars damaged, protesters struck with batons in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer…
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Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing coronav…
CORRECTS: Los Angeles mayor imposes a downtown curfew; no one allowed on streets after 8 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CORRECTS: Los Angeles mayor imposes a downtown curfew; no one allowed on streets after 8 p.m.
President Trump says he will postpone meeting of Group of 7 nations until fall, calls for expansion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump says he will postpone meeting of Group of 7 nations until fall, calls for expansion.
Los Angeles mayor imposes downtown curfew
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed a downtown curfew this evening,
Los Angeles mayor imposes a citywide curfew; no one allowed on streets after 8 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles mayor imposes a citywide curfew; no one allowed on streets after 8 p.m.
US faith leaders wrestle twin traumas in protests, virus
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…
Los Angeles mayor imposes citywide curfew
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed a citywide curfew this evening,
Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police fired pepper spray at demonstrators near the White House and the D.C. National Guard was called in as pockets of violence and vandalism erupted during a second straight night of protests ov…
Atlanta mayor announces curfew starting at 9 p.m. in wake of violent protests, calls it "unusual and extreme step"
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayor announces curfew starting at 9 p.m. in wake of violent protests, calls it "unusual and extreme step."
FBI says its top lawyer is leaving the bureau
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI's top lawyer, Dana Boente, who has spent nearly 40 years with the Justice Department but has been targeted for criticism over the last year by some conservative commentators and supporters…
Launch gives spectators pride, reprieve from troubled times
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — For many spectators who filled parks, beaches and roads along Florida's Space Coast, the launch of two astronauts into orbit Saturday was a welcome accomplishment and a reprieve from the cor…