Officers slash tires of empty vehicles during protests
June 9, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Law enforcement agencies have acknowledged that officers slashed the tires of numerous unoccupied vehicles parked during the height of recent unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis...
A look at Democrats’ sweeping proposals to overhaul policing
June 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief resigned on Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department's handling of protests in Oregon's largest city...Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests
June 9, 2020 GMT
Seattle council members protest after tear gas used on crowd
June 9, 2020 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Just days after Seattle's mayor and police chief promised a month-long moratorium on using a type of tear gas to disperse protesters, the department used it again during an overnight demonstration, bringing severe criticism Monday from City Council members, vows to overhaul the department and calls for the mayor to consider resigning...
California legislative leaders back state ‘sleeper hold’ ban
June 9, 2020 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain, a proposal that appears to go beyond any other state...
Key Democrats spurn push to defund police amid Trump attacks
June 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies have seized on calls to RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge in Richmond has issued an injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing an iconic statue of Confederate Gen...Judge issues order halting Lee statue removal for 10 days
June 9, 2020 GMT
Thousands of LA protesters won’t face curfew, other charges
June 9, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders will not be charged with a crime, prosecutors said Monday as hundreds took to the city streets carrying caskets to signify the death of George Floyd and others killed by police...
Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo
June 9, 2020 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov...
N. Carolina officer ‘assaulted in broad daylight’ at protest
June 9, 2020 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer who has met with and walked with demonstrators a number of times was involved in a scuffle Monday afternoon with protesters a day after he'd had another tense interaction...
A look back, and follow-up, on coronavirus good-deed tales
June 9, 2020 GMTOne Good Thing, each day. That was the guiding principle when The Associated Press launched this fixture in mid-March...
Asian commission criticized for Black Lives Matter statement
June 9, 2020 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A prominent Chinese American group has taken issue with the language of a statement by Massachusetts’ Asian American Commission expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement following George Floyd’s death...
Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform
June 9, 2020 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in Houston where he grew up, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in America and beyond over racial injustice, and spurred France to abruptly halt the use of police choke holds...
Tennessee lawmaker apologizes after racially offensive joke
June 9, 2020 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white Tennessee lawmaker asked for forgiveness on the House floor Monday after he made a racially offensive joke hours before to a black representative...
Internet vigilantes falsely link ex-officer to teens’ attack
June 8, 2020 GMTSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — John Damskey’s nightmare began with his wife getting emails from strangers telling her she should be ashamed of her husband, a retired police officer...
Urgent meeting of UN rights body sought after Floyd killing
June 8, 2020 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says relatives of George Floyd and three other black people who were killed by police have joined some 600 rights groups to demand the top U...
Connecticut lawmakers, others planning new police reforms
June 8, 2020 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials said Monday that additional police reforms are needed, even though protests across the state, sparked by George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, have been relatively peaceful and the state recently passed legislation to make law enforcement more accountable...
Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work
June 8, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s death was the breaking point for some Minneapolis civic leaders, who now say the only way to fix the city’s embattled police department is to take it apart...
Police officer surrenders to face charges in protest arrest
June 8, 2020 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer surrendered Monday to face aggravated assault and other charges stemming from video that shows him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton.
As cases climb, Cooper warns of consequences of virus spread
June 8, 2020 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With North Carolina's COVID-19 numbers reaching new highs, Gov...
Report: FBI found weapons, booby traps after arrest of 3 men
June 8, 2020 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents found rags, gasoline, aerosol cans and weapons along with booby traps, fireworks and handwritten notes of military and survival tactics while serving search warrants on three Nevada men who authorities say sought to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests, according to police reports obtained Monday...
Iowa players voice unity amid racism allegations in program
June 8, 2020 GMTIowa players returned to campus Monday to prepare for voluntary workouts amid an uproar after former Hawkeyes alleged systemic racism and other mistreatment in the program, the team's strength coach was placed on administrative leave and coach Kirk Ferentz's leadership was called into question...
Fort Wayne artists paint murals on boarded storefronts
June 8, 2020 GMTFORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Local artists are painting murals on storefront windows that were boarded up in downtown Fort Wayne during George Floyd protests to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Murphy addresses criticism over rallies during pandemic
June 8, 2020 GMTTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy responded to critics Monday who thought he should not have attended a rally and vigil over the weekend as part of the worldwide police brutality protests because of the state's coronavirus directives...
Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
June 8, 2020 GMTMitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black lives matter” — a rare statement for a federal lawmaker in his party...
Publishing employees organize ‘day of action’ against racism
June 8, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — As nationwide rallies against police violence and racism continue, book publishing employees are holding a “day of action" to support protesters and call attention to the industry's lack of diversity...
Officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail
June 8, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Monday kept bail at $1 million for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death...
Viewers refute myth that black US films, TV are poor exports
June 8, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — To entice a European TV executive shopping for programs, ABC Studios offered up glossy fare including “Scandal” starring Kerry Washington and “How to Get Away with Murder” with Oscar-winner Viola Davis...
Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has been here before, staring into the chasm that divides white and black Americans...
Police officers wash feet of black pastors in North Carolina
June 8, 2020 GMTCARY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have washed the feet of black religious leaders during a prayer walk that was aimed at ending racism...
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
June 8, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden diverged Monday from activists pushing to “defund the police” in the United States, arguing that an overhaul of policing in America can be accomplished within existing law enforcement agencies...
Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has been here before, staring into the deep chasm that divides white and black Americans...
In Bristol, toppling of slave trader’s statue a major moment
June 8, 2020 GMTBRISTOL, England (AP) — In an English port city that once launched slave ships, an empty plinth has become the center of a debate about racism, history and memory...
France to abandon police chokeholds amid Floyd death anger
June 8, 2020 GMTPARIS (AP) — French police will no longer be allowed to use chokeholds during arrests, the interior minister said Monday, banning the immobilization technique after it came under renewed criticism following George Floyd’s death in the United States...
Can tear gas and pepper spray increase virus spread?
June 8, 2020 GMTPolice departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the spread of the coronavirus...
Police want 17-year-old for attempted murder during rioting
June 8, 2020 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls said Monday they are searching for a 17-year-old accused of attempted murder during riots that developed from a protest on May 31 over the death of George Floyd...
CrossFit founder, dropped by Reebok, apologizes about tweet
June 8, 2020 GMTSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The founder of CrossFit is apologizing for a Twitter post he made about racial inequality protests after Reebok cut ties with his company...
When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean?
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters are pushing to “defund the police" over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement...
Floyd’s casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing
June 8, 2020 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — The body of George Floyd arrived at a church Monday in Houston for a final public memorial for the man whose death at the hands of police in Minneapolis sparked protests around the world and calls to reform policing in America...
In Minneapolis, rage over George Floyd extends beyond cops
June 8, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To truly understand the fury felt as this city watched a video of George Floyd slowly dying under the weight of an officer’s knee, it’s necessary to step back in time...
AP PHOTOS: Protests spotlight racial scars around the world
Hamilton a big sporting voice in Black Lives Matter movement
June 8, 2020 GMTPrevented from doing his day job by the coronavirus outbreak, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is standing out during the pandemic through his passionate campaigning against racial injustice...
In Minneapolis, rage over George Floyd extends beyond cops
June 8, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To truly understand the rage people in this city felt as they watched a video of George Floyd begging, gasping and slowly succumbing beneath the weight of a police officer’s knee, it’s necessary to step back in time...
2020 Watch: Has Trump hit bottom? Polls show him trailing
June 8, 2020 GMTMONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Days to next set of primaries (West Virginia and Georgia): 1
Man drives car at Seattle George Floyd protesters
June 8, 2020 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a man drove a car at George Floyd protesters in Seattle Sunday night, hit a barricade then exited the vehicle brandishing a pistol...
Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned...
Democrats propose sweeping police overhaul; Trump criticizes
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress proposed a far-reaching overhaul of police procedures and accountability Monday, a sweeping legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is exaggerating economic gains for African Americans during his administration...AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerations on blacks’ economic gains
June 8, 2020 GMT
FBI looks for link between 2 ambush killings of officers
June 8, 2020 GMTSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff's deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U...
Sen. Mitt Romney joins Black Lives Matter protest in DC
June 8, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney marched Sunday in the nation’s capital in a protest against police mistreatment of minorities, making him the first Republican senator known to do so...
The Latest: Seattle police use of pepper spray criticized
June 8, 2020 GMTTOP OF THE HOUR:
— Seattle mayor, police chief criticized for police use of flash bangs, pepper spray
Arizona demonstrators march in Phoenix, Scottsdale protests
June 8, 2020 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Demonstrators marched through the streets of Phoenix and Scottsdale in two separate protests for social justice in memory of a black man who was killed by an Arizona police officer...
Artist adorn Raleigh street with the words “End Racism Now”
June 8, 2020 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Add North Carolina’s capital city to those sporting a bold message denouncing racism painted in large yellow letters on a city street...
The Obamas deliver speeches during YouTube virtual ceremony
June 8, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech Sunday that the nationwide protests following the recent deaths of unarmed black women and men including George Floyd were fueled from “decades worth of anguish, frustration, over unequal treatment and a failure to perform police practices...
Harvick cherishes Atlanta win, looks to help off the track
June 8, 2020 GMTHAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future...
Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force
June 8, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they support disbanding the city's police department, an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd's death...
Anti-racism protesters rally around world, topple statue
June 7, 2020 GMTLONDON (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of European cities Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with protesters in the English port of Bristol venting their anger at the country's colonial history by toppling a statue of a 17th-century slave trader...
Virginia officer charged in use of stun gun on black man
June 7, 2020 GMTFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A white Virginia police officer was charged with assault and battery in connection with the use of a stun gun on a black man, authorities announced...
Longtime observers see violent change in Park Police tactics
June 7, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Few have watched how the U.S. Park Police deals with protesters for as long and as closely as Ellen Thomas, an anti-nuclear activist who anchored a continuous sit-in vigil day and night on the pavement in front of the White House over two decades...