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As summer protests cool off, racial justice activists consider ‘how to fight differently’

By Courtney Vinopal

As a summer of unrest comes to a close, activists who continue to protest say they are focusing on their own communities, in hopes that they can get closer to realizing the goals of previous generations of activists who fought…

National Guard taps units for rapid response to civil unrest

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The National Guard has designated military police units in two states to serve as rapid reaction forces in order to be better prepared to respond quickly to civil unrest around the country.

Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty

By Bruce Schreiner, Rebecca Reynolds Yonker, Associated Press

Brett Hankison’s plea Monday comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors.

Federal officials considered using ‘heat ray’ on U.S. protestors, says whistleblower

By Associated Press

The system, which emits a directed beam of energy that causes a burning heat sensation, was considered a non-lethal way to control crowds, particularly when it may be difficult to tell the enemy from innocent civilians in war zones.

300 and counting: Push by feds to make arrests at U.S. protests

By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long, Associated Press

In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr's message was clear: Aggressively go after demonstrators who cause violence.

2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car

By Associated Press

Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest…

Black woman to lead Louisville police force reeling from Breonna Taylor shooting

By Associated Press

For the first time, a Black woman will lead Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department, which has been been heavily criticized since officers fatally shot Breonna Taylor.

Lawyer says prosecutors offered plea deal to suspect that would have implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring

By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family says a plea deal was offered to an accused drug dealer that would have implicated Taylor in a drug operation weeks after her killing by police.

Scores detained as students march against Belarus president

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Police in Belarus have detained scores of protesters in the capital of Minsk as university students took to the streets on the first day of classes to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Los Angeles sheriff’s office says Black bicyclist fatally shot by police had dropped a gun

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Authorities say a Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun.