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Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

By Todd Richmond, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said at a news conference that he doesn't agree with police using pepper spray, tear gas and paintballs during demonstrations.

Interior Secretary Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions.

Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington sanctions

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia's politics.

Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Garland issued a new memorandum to all U.S. attorneys and other Justice Department leaders spelling out the new policies on civil agreements and consent decrees with state and local governments.

Publisher won’t distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor

By Associated Press

The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing a book, but it won't be distributed as planned by publishing giant Simon & Schuster.

Coast Guard divers hope to reach 12 missing in capsized ship

By Stacey Plaisance, Kevin McGill, Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday. The effort to rescue 12 missing people has been complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather.

U.S. setting up $1.7 billion national network to track virus variants

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing as global cases rise

By Associated Press

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said coronavirus cases are continuing to rise globally at "worrying" rates, noting that the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled during the past two months.

Police ID gunman in Indianapolis shooting as young male, former FedEx employee

By Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America, Rick Callahan, Associated Press

Police in Indianapolis also noted that a “significant” number of employees at the facility where the shooting took place Thursday night are members of the Sikh community…

Video shows Chicago teen wasn’t holding a gun when shot by cop

By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Disturbing bodycam video shows a 13-year-old boy appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer shoots and kills him.