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John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Published 11:51 a.m. ET June 9, 2020 | Updated 1:21 p.m. ET June 9, 2020A horse-drawn carriage will transport the remains of George Floyd to his gravesite Tuesday following a private funeral in Houston, the final episode in a series of memorials celebrating the life of a man whose death…

Law enforcement officers were caught on camera slashing tyres near protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd, with reports revealing the vehicles belonged not just to demonstrators, but medics and journalists as well. Officers from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Troopers were ordered to deflate tyres as part of an…

Republican attorneys general across the country are pushing back on calls to defund law enforcement agencies in the wake of the protests over police brutality and racial injustice – arguing that cutting budgets to police departments would be “extremely dangerous and reckless.”Police departments have recently come under renewed scrutiny following the death of George Floyd,…

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was defaced by graffiti and marked for removal, but a judge's injunction spared the bronze monument to a man who fought to maintain the institution of American slavery.Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy…

President Trump on Tuesday questioned the motives of the elderly protester who was shoved by Buffalo police officers last week and hospitalized after he hit his head in the resulting fall -- drawing severe backlash from both sides of the aisle.Officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault after they were caught on…