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WATCH: Congressional Democrats unveil police overhaul plan

By Associated Press

The package, among other things, would change “qualified immunity” protections for police “to enable individuals to recover damages when law enforcement officers violate their constitutional rights,” it says.

NYC police misconduct often involves minority youths, watchdog report says

By Associated Press

The vast majority of complaints about New York City police officers' mistreatment of youths stemmed from encounters with black and Hispanic children, according to the report.

Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force

By Associated Press

It's an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd’s death.

Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Democrats are proposing to overhaul legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force episodes and ban police choke holds in legislation coming Monday in response to the deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement.

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

By Grant Schulte, Associated Press

While the rallies in major cities nationwide have grabbed headlines, people living in smaller and mid-sized cities have also raised their voices to call for change. Some of those protests have turned violent.

Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests

By Brian Mahoney, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

As New York City prepared to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was put in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be…

Duty to intervene: Floyd cops spoke up but didn’t step in

By Bernard Condon, Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Minneapolis was among several cities that had policies on the books requiring police officers to intervene to stop colleagues from using unreasonable force, but that didn't save George Floyd.

New York City curfew lifts early following peaceful protests

By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

New York City is lifting its curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday morning.

Massive, peaceful protests across U.S. demand police reform

By Steven Sloan, Justin Pritchard, Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press

Massive demonstrations against racism and police brutality filled some of the nation’s most famous cityscapes Saturday, with tens of thousands of people marching peacefully in scenes that were more often festive than tense.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality in time of anguish

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press

The White House, tweeting as an American institution, not Trump's personal account or campaign, posted social media disinformation to make people think leftists were stockpiling rocks to commit terrorist attacks in the United States.