Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired after pulling college students from car, stunning them during arrest

Two Atlanta police officers who were captured on video forcibly pulling a pair of college students out of their car and placing them under arrest during protests Saturday night have been fired, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Sunday.

DC protesters tackle man ripping up sidewalk with hammer, hand him to police

Protesters in the District tackled a masked man to the ground during Sunday's George Floyd rally as he destroyed a portion of a sidewalk to obtain bricks.

Ex-Minneapolis police chief to police union president: 'Turn in your badge'

Former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau and others are calling for Police Union President Lt. Bob Kroll to step down after a letter to union members surfaced in which he blamed politicians and local leaders for the riots in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd. 

NYC mayor's daughter among protesters arrested

Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter was arrested in New York City during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

George Floyd's brother criticizes violent protesters: 'Don’t tear up your town’

Terrence Floyd said he wants justice handed to the officers responsible for his brother's death, but feels violence is not what his sibling would have wanted.

Emotions run high as people emerge from quarantine to protest for justice and racial equality

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said she has never seen the level of unrest like this around the country. Still, she said she was not ready to impose a curfew, despite the arrest of 60 people on Sunday night involved in "criminal activity," because of the historic symbolism of oppression against people of color.

Health officials worry about second coronavirus wave after George Floyd

Health officials in the U.S. have new concerns that the nationwide protests over George Floyd's death in police custody could spark a wider spread of the coronavirus after many cities reported bringing the virus under control.

District braces for more demonstrations after weekend of violence, chaos

Mayor Muriel Bowser says the District is bracing for another round of protests – and preparing for the worst – after a weekend that saw demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death turn violent.

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend COVID-19 control

Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement's response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway.

Video shows LAPD vehicle driving through crowd and striking protesters before speeding away

A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle was captured on video striking at least two protesters surrounding the SUV during a protest Sunday in the wake of the death of George Floyd during an encounter with police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Joe Biden shares picture of himself kneeling with demonstrator at George Floyd protest

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has weighed in on the ongoing police brutality protests across the U.S. with a photograph on social media that shows the former vice president kneeling with a protester at a demonstration in Wilmington, Delaware. 

‘We want to be with y’all’: Michigan sheriff leads law enforcement to march alongside protesters

As demonstrations condemning the death of George Floyd continue across the U.S., some local officers and deputies are being praised for crossing the lines and participating in the protests. 

Chaos erupts as fires blaze across DC during protests surrounding the White House

Mayor Muriel Bowser placed a citywide curfew across the District as demonstrators near the White House gathered during a third straight night of protests Sunday over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.