2 Arizona Confederate monuments on state land relocated to private property

Officials with a Confederate organization have asked Arizona state officials to remove two Confederate monuments in Arizona for relocation to private property.

California State University trustees to vote on ethnic studies graduation requirement

Trustees of California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, are expected to vote Wednesday on making ethnic studies a graduation requirement.

Mayors of Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, other big cities demand 'federal forces' withdraw

Several big-city mayors that have seen upticks in violent crime and escalating clashes between police and protesters are demanding federal agents be withdrawn from their cities -- and any plans for more federal deployments be halted.

Trump threatens to send federal agents to Detroit amid protests

The president listed Detroit among other cities as places he would send federal agents to quell violent protests staged in the city. He received a strong rebuke from the governor and attorney general.

SPD releases body cam footage of Sunday's riots in Seattle

Seattle city leaders say they're concerned that Sunday's riots will be used as a reason for the Trump administration to send federal agents to Seattle and other major cities. 

Constitutional crisis looms over federal agents in Portland

A potential constitutional crisis is looming over the actions of federal officers at protests in Oregon’s largest city that have been hailed by President Donald Trump but were done without local consent.

New poll shows majority of voters believe US society is racist

A new poll on race relations in the U.S. shows that a clear majority believe the country has a racism problem.

Majority of voters reject reducing police funding, despite national push: poll

A majority of voters reject reducing police funding and moving that money to social services, despite a national push in recent weeks from activist groups and some politicians, according to an ABC/Washington Post poll released Tuesday.

Body found in wreckage of Minneapolis pawn shop that burned during riots

Authorities say a dead body was located in the wreckage of a pawn shop that burned down during the Minneapolis riots following the death of George Floyd. 

Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike

The “Strike for Black Lives” protest was organized by labor unions and social and racial justice organizations, which planned a range of actions in more than two dozen U.S. cities.

Florida church’s statue of Jesus beheaded, similar attacks occur across U.S.

A statue of Jesus Christ was decapitated and knocked off a pedestal at a Catholic church in Florida, another in a string of similar incidents nationwide.

George Floyd wrongful death lawsuit filed against Minneapolis, MPD officers

George Floyd's family attorney Benjamin Crump and his co-counsel are announcing a federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis and its police officers Wednesday. Crump is announcing the lawsuit at noon with co-counsel Antonio Romanucci.

Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader

Marc Quinn created the likeness of Jen Reid, a protester photographed standing on the plinth after demonstrators pulled down the statue of Edward Colston and dumped it in Bristol’s harbor on June 7.

Trump threatens 'automatic 10 years in prison' for anyone harming statues

Historic monuments and statues have become the targets of anger and vandalism during protests in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody at the end of May.

Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order

Protesters who have clashed with authorities in Portland, Oregon, are not just facing off with local police.

Officers in deadly Breonna Taylor raid thought she was alone

Louisville police officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor while serving a warrant were told she should be home alone. Officers were told the main target of a large-scale narcotics investigation was elsewhere.