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AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence
DETROIT (AP) — A dramatic shift has taken place in the nation’s opinions on policing and race, as a new poll finds that more Americans today than five years ago believe police brutality is a very serious problem that too often goes undisciplined and unequally targets black Americans.
Prosecutors charge police, push reforms amid Floyd protests
Prosecutors across the country are defying traditionally cozy relationships with police departments, swiftly charging officers with murder, assault and other crimes following protests over the death of George Floyd and dropping charges against demonstrators.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections
Judge to weigh arguments on fate of Richmond's Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge planned to hear arguments Thursday morning over whether to extend a temporary prohibition on the removal of a statue to rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee that towers over a major avenue in the former capital of the Confederacy.
Texas president to meet with students on athletes' demands
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings.
Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or poor.
Debate on racism renews calls for Redskins to change name
The recent national debate over racism has renewed calls for the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name, with Native American advocates believing the climate is right for action despite no evidence owner Dan Snyder is considering it.
Judge says Giants' will approach social issues as a team
Even before he has spent one day with his full team, Joe Judge has been tested in unforeseen ways.
Robert C. Byrd's name removed from a college health center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A private college in West Virginia said Wednesday it is removing the name of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd from its health center, saying his name had caused “divisiveness and pain" without explicitly noting his complicated past on racial matters.
NFL commissioner Goodell encourages team to sign Kaepernick
Roger Goodell would like to see Colin Kaepernick back in the NFL this season.
Trading racism claims, Tennessee House stays in tense divide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House continued to simmer Wednesday after Republicans spiked a resolution the night before for a young black woman shot and killed this year. Speaker Cameron Sexton even kicked off the morning session by telling leaders of both parties to meet with him afterward.
Lynn: Kaepernick fits Chargers style but no workouts planned
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is on the Los Angeles Chargers' workout list, but that doesn't mean he will be coming in anytime soon or at all.
Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor
ATLANTA (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins will join CNN as a contributor focusing on racial and social justice, the network announced Monday.
Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat and that the officer kicked the wounded black man and offered no medical treatment for over two minutes as he lay dying on the ground.
Subject of race a challenge for coach in isolated town
PAHOKEE, Fla. (AP) — A wide spot in the road running alongside Lake Okeechobee, Pahokee is a low-income, predominantly black town with two traffic lights and no chain restaurants, 40 miles and a world away from President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
Many fear Trump's visit to Tulsa could spark violence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Black community leaders in Tulsa said they fear a large rally by President Donald Trump in the city this weekend could spark violence, and the state's governor asked Trump not to visit the site of a race massacre where up to 300 black residents were killed by white mobs in 1921.
After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a somber return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdown that deprived England of its national sport.
Oklahoma St. coach Gundy apologizes for wearing OAN T-shirt
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One day after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard lashed out at coach Mike Gundy on social media for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel, Gundy apologized.