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TOPLINE Melvin Carter, the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday said he was wrong when he declared that “every person” arrested in violent Minneapolis protests was from out of state. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gave an update on the names of the police officer-involved in the ... [+] shooting of William "Billy" Hughes…

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Saturday that officials think "white supremacists" and "out-of-state instigators" could be behind the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, but a report showed that "about 86 percent" of arrests so far are mostly of in-state residents.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz also said Saturday that the majority of the protestors arrested were from…

St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Melvin Carter (D) said Saturday that all of the protesters who were arrested in his city the previous night were from out of state as demonstrations in and around Minneapolis over George Floyd’s death descended into violence.Carter said there was not a high number of arrests in St. Paul on Friday…

Portland was under a state of emergency Saturday after rioting and looting raged overnight in the Oregon city’s downtown.Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a curfew after declaring the emergency around 4 a.m. The curfew goes back into effect from 8 p.m. PT Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday.Portland police said they were investigating three shootings tied to the…

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a citywide curfew for Friday evening after several nights of unrest in the city following the police-involved death of George Floyd.The curfew comes the same day that county officials announced they arrested and charged Derek Chauvin, one of the fired officers involved in the death, with third-degree murder and manslaughter.The curfew begins Friday…