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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…

CLOSE Hundreds of people gathered in Lafayette Park near the White House after marching in the nation's capital to protest against the death of George Floyd while in police custody. (May 29) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – Protesters clashed with police outside the White House and in multiple sections of the nation's capital Saturday as the demonstrations grew more confrontational in…

A reporter for an NBC affiliate station in Louisville, KY was fired upon by police Friday night during a live broadcast covering street protests in that city. Kaitlin Rust, a journalist at WAVE 3, was live on the air when a man wearing a mask and vest that said “police” began firing at her and…

FRIDAY we wrote that PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S challenge “is as it always is: compassion, control and message discipline.” But instead of taking the opportunity at the White House on Friday afternoon to try to quell the growing unrest in cities across the country and try to bring Americans together following the police killing of George…

Protests continued Saturday as more demonstrations erupted in cities nationwide following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.In some cities, authorities issued curfews in light of the at-times violent protests and destruction taking place.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a curfew starting Saturday at 9 p.m. following a night of disruptive and at-time violent protests. An Atlanta Police Department…