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June 17, 2020 9:03 p.m.

The Latest: President Trump says police treated unfairly

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June 17, 2020 6:27 p.m.

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Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks

June 17, 2020 6:27 p.m.

Some cases against Seattle protesters could be dismissed

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said Wednesday his attorneys will review the misdemeanor cases referred to his office involving peaceful protesters and that some could be dismissed or referred to a restorative-justice program.

June 17, 2020 6:03 p.m.

Man City a scene of grieving, activism as the EPL returns

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When Manchester City scored the first goals the Premier League had seen in 100 days, only medics were in the stands to applaud.

June 17, 2020 5:27 p.m.

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.

June 17, 2020 5:27 p.m.

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of

June 17, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Grand jury indicts 3 men on terror charges over protest plot

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three men that prosecutors say have ties to an anti-government movement and tried to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests were indicted on terrorism charges by a county grand jury Wednesday.

June 17, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Prosecutors say Floyd restrained 1 minute less

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June 17, 2020 5:03 p.m.

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.

June 17, 2020 4:03 p.m.

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.

June 17, 2020 4:03 p.m.

Plaintiffs drop 1 lawsuit, file another over Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A group of property owners along Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue dropped one lawsuit and immediately replaced it with another on Wednesday seeking to block the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, an attorney for the group said.

June 17, 2020 4:03 p.m.

AP News Digest 6:30 p.m.

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June 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

June 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder

June 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Man City beats Arsenal in muted atmosphere as PL returns

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When Manchester City scored the first goals the Premier League had seen in 100 days, only health workers were in the stands to applaud.

June 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Senate GOP proposes police changes, less sweeping than Dems'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans unveiled proposed changes to police procedures and accountability Wednesday, countering

June 17, 2020 3:27 p.m.

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.

June 17, 2020 3:03 p.m.

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.

June 17, 2020 3:03 p.m.

The Latest: AVP shifts beach volleyball season to tournament

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

June 17, 2020 2:27 p.m.

DNA leads to arrest in long-ago California rape cases

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man arrested in Arizona was charged Wednesday with committing a series of Southern California rapes and other crimes at gunpoint or knifepoint as long ago as 1996.