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Standoffs intensified across the country on Saturday. In Minneapolis, officials were anticipating a fifth night of unrest.

In a third day of demonstrations, protesters also blocked the West Side Highway and scuffled with the police in Brooklyn.

Demonstrators in Minneapolis and across the country have poured into the streets since George Floyd died in police custody. Here’s how the protests have unfolded.

Efforts to hold problem officers accountable face resistance from unions, and juries are reluctant to second-guess.

Though a Bangladeshi family lost their business in the uproar over the death of George Floyd, they support demonstrators and helped medics treat them.

For those on the right whose usual instinct is to stand up for law enforcement, the stark video showing Mr. Floyd being fatally pinned by a police officer raises conflicting feelings about the incident.

Mr. Trump has presented himself as someone who seeks conflict, not conciliation, a fighter, not a peacemaker. And he has lived up to his self-image at a perilous time.

The president also said that his base “loves the black people” before traveling to Florida to watch a rocket launch.

Large swaths of people came out in North Carolina, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City,

He threatened protesters, saying that "mob violence" would be stopped "cold."

Protests against police violence enter their fifth night in the wake George Floyd'd death.

Fifteen years ago, one of America’s most segregated cities almost became “Ferguson before Ferguson.”

A viral video showed a bus driver apparently defying police orders to drive a group of people under arrest.

The Iowa congressman is facing the toughest primary challenge of his career, but it's not for his bigotry.

Officials said the person was "likely incubating illness" while partying in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

Instead of helping cities change police practices, the DOJ is threatening to turn federal resources on protesters.

In coming hours and days you'll likely hear the claims: "outside forces," perhaps even Russians, are mobilizing online to inflame tensions and stoke violence as protests sweep America following the death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died Monday at the hands of Minneapolis police officers .

George Floyd was pronounced dead after Minneapolis police officers restrained him while he repeated, "I can't breathe!"

On Monday, as the nation marked Memorial Day, President Donald Trump mocked his campaign rival for wearing a face mask. On Wednesday, as the national death toll from coronavirus reached a wretched milestone, Trump and his family flew to Florida in an attempted focus on space travel. By Friday, as smoke was lifting in Minneapolis after a night of racial unrest, he announced the United States would withdraw from the World Health Organization.

Rajesh Chouhan had walked 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) in five days. His legs were swollen and his blisters had burst. A piece of Styrofoam trash he'd found on the roadside was soaking up the pus seeping from his feet.

When Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the man who made Macao a global gambling mecca, died at age 98 this week he was reportedly worth $14.9 billion.

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who represents the Twin Cities' northwestern suburbs, ripped local and state leaders Saturday for their handling of the Minneapolis riots following the death of George Floyd.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday night joined several other states in mobilizing the National Guard amid protests and riots that have broken out across the country in response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody earlier this week.

Public protests and demonstrations in Philadelphia in response to the death of George Floyd and against alleged police brutality began as peaceful assemblies but have since turned more violent as the evening continued.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Saturday walked back a prior claim that all those arrested in city riots a day earlier were from out of state, reportedly saying he was given inaccurate police data.

Americans have spoken with their clickers — and they’re sick of Chris and Andrew Cuomo show.

President Trump on Saturday said he is postponing the G7 until at least September and that he hopes to invite additional countries to participate in the summit.

Retired members of the NYPD shot back at Mayor Bill de Blasio over comments that he expects officers to use a “light touch” with protesters following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.

Clashes broke out Saturday near the White House between police and those protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody -- as tensions flared for yet another night in confrontations and unrest across the country.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Saturday joined a number of officials asking the public to stay home and observe an 8 p.m. curfew.       

Thousands participated in dozens of protests nationwide Saturday, a day after a Minneapolis police officer was arrested and charged with the third-degree murder and manslaughter of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.      

Minnesota officials say outside agitators, not local residents, are responsible for the violence and riots.       

More national protests took place Saturday as demonstrators reacted to the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day.       

Law enforcement officers ordered the crowds to clear the streets.

Active-duty forces are normally prohibited from taking part in domestic law enforcement, but the Insurrection Act of 1807 allows for a state legislature or governor to request assistance in the event of civil unrest.

Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, calls for the murder charge against former Officer Derek Chauvin to be changed to 1st-degree murder. He goes on to say President Trump didn't give him "the opportunity to even speak" during their conversation.

Curfews will be in effect Saturday evening in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

The president's tweeted remarks are a stark contrast to how he has called on other world leaders to respond during times of civil unrest.

“Black men in this city feel like targets. I feel like I could be next. It’s that bad.”

A timeline of the events that led to a one man's death, protests, arrests and riots across the country.

The launch of the Crew Dragon capsule into orbit marks the first time NASA astronauts traveled into space aboard a commercially built spacecraft and rocket.

Russia’s Ministry of Health on Saturday approved a flu drug for use in fighting coronavirus after officials said preliminary testing showed hospitalized patients who took the pills recovered more quickly.

Soumaïla Cissé was taken amid a surge of killings and kidnappings during a detente between al Qaeda and Islamic State in West Africa.

President Trump’s recent moves to punish China over its treatment of Hong Kong and other issues are likely to harden Beijing’s resolve to push back.

As Latin America becomes a new center of the pandemic, the mayor of Soacha, Colombia, is fighting Covid-19 with extensive food handouts amid a stringent lockdown. The city of one million has had only four deaths, but residents are chafing against restrictions on movement.

The president launched efforts intended to push back on Beijing for tightening control over Hong Kong and for alleged misdeeds from espionage to its coronavirus response, in moves likely to heighten U.S.-China tensions.

With the U.S. and its allies distracted by the pandemic, China’s leader has taken bold steps on issues where he’s often faced international pushback, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and a disputed border with India.

It's part of their investigation into his abrupt firing by President Trump.

Cleared of wrongdoing for Kansas trips, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turns to attack the Democrat requesting the probe.

Dana Boente has been targeted by some conservative commentators.

Health experts say the reports of ignoring COVID precautions aren't surprising as different forms of risk assessment play out during crises.

He said the group should include Russia, Australia, South Korea and India.

Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter Friday.

President Donald Trump tried to explain that an early morning tweet was an attempt to warn against the risk of violence

More than 13,000 public school districts face the possibility of sharp budget cuts as state tax revenues decline because of the COVID-19 pandemic

My trip into fantasyland Thursday where Meng Wanzhou was fictionally spirited away from house arrest in her $15-million Vancouver mansion to be tossed into a common detention centre among the unscrubbed from the city’s notorious Downtown Eastside certainly had the mail chute coming to life. The most offended readers seemed to believe that Meng, our […]

Once again, China’s dictators are hurling insults at Canada because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t overturn a court decision in B.C. last week allowing the U.S. extradition case against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to proceed. The same dictators who arrested and imprisoned Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor 539 days ago on charges of spying […]

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One of the greatest athletes in Canadian history — and you can argue maybe the greatest — was elected to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame the other day, two years after he first became eligible. It barely made a headline that Steve Nash, two-time MVP in the NBA, is part of the Hall of Fame […]

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Remember when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally closed Canada’s borders to stop the spread of coronavirus? Well, new figures released by the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) show that the borders never really closed. According to new CBSA data — which was emailed to reporters and hardly received any media attention — 1.66 million travellers […]

A passionate gathering to protest anti-black and anti-Indigenous racism, dubbed Justice for Regis, made its way through downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon. Thousands of people, some carrying signs that read, “Stop killing us,” and, “Black Lives Matter,” while chanting, “Shame, shame,” and, “Say her name,” gathered after high-profile police-involved deaths of black people in both […]

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Families across England will finally be able to see their elderly relatives again tomorrow, as millions of vulnerable people 'shielding' are allowed to spend time outdoors as the lockdown is eased.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced the figure tonight at Downing Street's daily press conference. It marks the lowest Saturday total since March 21, when 56 deaths were recorded.

Dr Minesh Talati launched the legal action after his 80-year-old father Navin succumbed to the disease at the Royal London Hospital after battling it for 28 days.

Crowds of thousands gathered in the Harlem section of Manhattan, Philadelphia, Chicago and at least 35 other cities on Saturday afternoon, chanting slogans and listening to speeches.

England's deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van Tam gave his colourful instruction as sun-seekers jumped the gun on Monday's easing of restrictions and crowded on to the nation's beaches.

Footage shows three armed police officers rushing through lanes of traffic towards Marble Arch station after a stabbing. Police confirmed that three people were stabbed and nobody was injured.

Documents from the Sage advisory committee reveal that routine testing and tracing of contacts of people with the virus was stopped because Public Health England was facing a shortage of capacity.

Police want to talk to the owner of a drone who may have captured footage of two yobs throwing stones at angler Charlie Hilder, 66, before he died on Thursday in Eysnford, Kent.