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Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change

ATLANTA - The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and ...

Jun 04, 2020

Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge

HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...

Jun 04, 2020

Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS - A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place...

Jun 04, 2020

Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from Missouri parties

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - No additional cases of the new coronavirus have been reported stemming from the crowded pool parties at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend, the state's top ...

Jun 04, 2020

U.S. trade gap rises to $49.4 billion in April

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit hit the highest level in eight months in April. Exports and imports both posted record monthly drops as the coronavirus pandemic smothered America's commerce with o...

Jun 04, 2020

European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by an unexpectedly large 600 billion euros to 1.35 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion), adding to a range of efforts...

Jun 04, 2020

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, en route home

WASHINGTON - A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is on his way home aboard a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. special envoy for ...

Jun 04, 2020

Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS - Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George ...

Jun 04, 2020

Officer shot, 2nd slashed in Brooklyn hours into NYC curfew

NEW YORK - A police officer was shot and a second one slashed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, hours after a curfew that was intended to quell unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, police said....

Jun 03, 2020

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's prominent Monument Avenue, a se...

Jun 03, 2020