Sen. Rand Paul reportedly holding up passage of bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime
The U.S. Senator from Kentucky indicated he wants to exclude language from the bill that would institute a 10-year penalty for individuals with “minor bruising.”
Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in George Floyd’s death
Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were making their first appearances in Hennepin County District Court since their arrests Wednesday.
‘It is never OK to commit a crime in our honor’: Black protesters confront women vandalizing Starbucks
Black women at a Los Angeles protest confronted two other women spray painting “BLM” on a Starbucks.
‘I could die from the color of my skin’: Little girl has emotional reaction to George Floyd protests
As protests over the death of George Floyd continue around the world, one black couple in Sacramento, California shared an emotional moment when they explained to their 10-year-old daughter why demonstrators had taken to the streets.
Driver who hit San Jose protesters could face up to 12 years in prison
Bianca Orozco, 26, was arraigned on Wednesday on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury and two counts of hit-and-run.
George Floyd memorial service: List of speakers, order of service
The first of three memorial services for George Floyd will take place in Minneapolis Thursday afternoon.
‘Completely missed the mark’: Drew Brees apologizes for comments on kneeling during national anthem
The New Orleans Saints quarterback said his comments "lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy."
Curfews lift in San Jose and San Francisco
The curfews were ordered in several cities and counties throughout the Bay Area to deal with protests that sometimes turned destructive.
Protesters dance in street, stay out past curfew with few problems, police say
Nearly 20,000 people came out to protest and dance in the streets of Oakland and San Jose. There was only one arrest.
San Jose curfew ends Thursday
The City of San Jose’s curfew is set to expire at 5 a.m. Thursday despite ongoing protests and a violent week in the city.
Thousands march in San Francisco solidarity protest, demand police reform
A mass gathering protest against police brutality, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week, descended upon San Francisco on Wednesday. It is the fifth day of demonstrations in the city.
Friends of George Floyd happy to see charges, but wait for conviction
Cyril White knew Floyd for more than 25 years, coaching him in basketball at one point. White is now preparing his speech to share at the 46-year-old's funeral in Houston on Tuesday.
Pentagon leadership clashes with Trump open over military and protests
Both Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper also drew stinging, rare public criticism from Trump's first defense secretary, Jim Mattis, in the most public pushback of Trump's presidency from the men he put at the helm of the world's most powerful military.
Will Bay Area arrests during protests of George Floyd killing lead to prosecutions?
Prosecutors will have to decide whether to file charges in the coming days on the hundreds of people arrested in the Bay Area during the George Floyd protests.
Family of George Floyd 'deeply gratified' by news of additional charges
Officials announced Wednesday that former officer Derek Chauvin is now charged with both third and second-degree murder, and the other officers involved in George Floyd's arrest have been charged. The attorney for Floyd's family called this "a bittersweet moment."
‘He tries to divide us’: Mattis blasts Trump in letter, suggests president is threat to Constitution
Decorated U.S. military veteran and former Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis did not mince words when speaking out against President Donald Trump’s decision to threaten to deploy the military amid ongoing protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
3 other Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, Chauvin charges upgraded
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday he has upgraded the charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder and filed charges against the other three officers involved in George Floyd's death.
Car careens through crowd of peaceful protesters in Newport Beach; driver in custody
Peaceful protesters in Newport Beach had to flee from the scene Wednesday afternoon as a vehicle careened through the crowd.
Thousands march, kneel, sing 'Amazing Grace' peacefully in Washington
Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off demonstrations that at times brought violence and destruction along with pleas to stop police brutality and injustice against African Americans.
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests Wednesday but then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief.