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June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Donations to fight virus, injustice could sustain charities

SEATTLE (AP) — A recession is expected to curtail Americans' generosity following a record year for charitable donations, but the recent wave of money dedicated to fighting the coronavirus and racial inequality in the U.S. is offering a beacon of hope for nonprofits in 2020.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Big Ten commissioner starts voter registration initiative

The Big Ten has created a voter registration initiative to go along with its

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Weekend Sports in Brief

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June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

The Latest: Portland reporters injured by police at protests

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June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Newsroom quandary: Should ‘black’ be capitalized?

NEW YORK (AP) — As journalists grapple with massive protests and sweeping changes in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, U.S. newsrooms are debating an important style change: whether to capitalize the “b” in black when describing people.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California mayor to resign over handling of police reform

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of the Northern California town of Healdsburg is resigning amid criticism she mishandled requests by the local Black Lives Matter movement and its allies to have a discussion on how police officers employ force in the line of duty.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Senate GOP seeks policing changes, Democrats push for more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate majority at stake, Republicans are abruptly shifting priorities to focus on policing changes as Congress rushes to respond to nationwide protests over the

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Streaming revolution: Protesters make point with viral clips

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue last week, their signs and chants demanding police reform captured from within their ranks by dozens of camera phones.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Senate GOP to propose policing changes in 'Justice Act'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

NFL commissioner Goodell encourages team to sign Kaepernick

Roger Goodell would like to see Colin Kaepernick back in the NFL this season.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Public access to Statehouse still banned amid pandemic

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sticking with a ban on direct public access to the Statehouse in favor of remote internet video access as legislators gather this week to rewrite the state budget.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Chief: Seattle protest area is not a police-free zone

SEATTLE (AP) — Police will return to an area of a Seattle neighborhood being occupied by protesters if there are threats to public safety, the chief of police said after a business owner complained that officers didn’t respond when he called 911 to report a break-in and vandalism.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Brown calls for special session for COVID-19, police reform

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday she will convene a special legislative session next week to address the state’s COVID-19 pandemic and to improve police accountability following weeks of protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Reigning NFL MVP Jackson will appear on Madden 21 cover

Lamar Jackson? Of course, Lamar Jackson.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Police injure journalists covering Portland protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least two Portland-based reporters were injured while covering protests against police brutality over the weekend.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Near Trump's rally site, black Tulsa lives with fiery legacy

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — In the real world, 74-year-old Donald Shaw is walking on the empty, parched grass slope by Tulsa’s noisy crosstown expressway. He's on the other side of the city’s historical white-black dividing line from where President Donald Trump will hold a rally Saturday with his overwhelmingly white supporters.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A statue depicting Christopher Columbus that has been the centerpiece of the California Capitol rotunda since 1883 will be removed after legislative leaders decided it is out of place “given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations.”

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Update on the latest in sports:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Suit filed over black man's killing by Indianapolis officer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of a