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Virginia House advances plan for civilian review boards

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Tom Stellar, a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, looks at broken windows while cleaning up damage outside Nordstrom Rack in Minneapolis on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. An emergency curfew expired and downtown Minneapolis was calm Thursday morning after a night of unrest that broke out following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide of a Black homicide suspect. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis

By AMY FORLITI and JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Prosecutors say they may revisit the issue of audio-visual coverage of the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Ex-officer charged in Floyd death seeks change of venue

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A protester throws back a can of smoke toward law enforcement during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Lawyer says Jacob Blake paralyzed; protests erupt for 3rd night

By Mike Householder and Scott Bauer - Associated Press

4 indicted for fire that totaled Minneapolis police station

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A man gestures in front of the burning 3rd Precinct building of the Minneapolis Police Department in Minneapolis, May 28, 2020. The city of Minneapolis plans to spend $4.8 million to temporarily rent an office building and adapt it to replace the precinct headquarters that burned during unrest following the death of George Floyd. A City Council committee on Thursday Aug. 21, 2020, approved spending $3.6 million to sublease the building for three years and $1.2 million to renovate it. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Dylan Robinson, Davon Turner, Bryce Williams, Branden Wolfe indicted in police station fire

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FILE - In this July 21, 2020 file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao is flanked by his attorneys as he arrives at the Hennepin County Courthouse before a motions hearing in Minneapolis. Newly released video shows the former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd’s death telling investigators that he was focused on crowd control, minimizing his role in the actions that led to Floyd’s death. Thao is one of four former officers charged in Floyd's death (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

Prosecutors depict ex-officer as complicit in Floyd’s death

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

In this May 27, 2020, file photo, police gather en masse as protests continue at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis. More than 150 Minneapolis police officers have started the process of filing for disability claims since the death of George Floyd and the ensuing unrest in the city, with the majority citing post-traumatic stress disorder as the reason for their planned departure, according to an attorney representing the officers. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Lisa Clemons, Mother’s Love Initiative, fights to save Minneapolis police force

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Minneapolis plans to rent space to replace burned precinct

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Vice President Mike Pence listens to a reporter's question during a meeting with President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump says Democrats’ convention was ‘gloomiest’ in history

By ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

After a new mural, center, of George Floyd is added to a growing memorial of tributes, Trevor Rodriquez sits alone at the spot where Floyd died while in police custody, Tuesday June 2, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. &quot;I have been out every single night protesting peacefully, just trying to support everything,&quot; said Rodriquez. &quot;I didn't want to come here just on a rush, so I had to just take a moment to pay my respect.&quot; (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

George Floyd Minneapolis mural defaced at death site

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George Floyd mural in Minneapolis defaced with black paint

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House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, right, and House Clerk Suzette Denslow, left, stand on the Speaker's podium inside the Siegel Center at VCU in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. The House of Delegates will meet in the space for a special session beginning on Tuesday instead of the House Chamber at the State Capitol to allow for social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Virginia lawmakers to start special session amid pandemic

By Alan Suderman and Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Isis and Alexis Valenzuela, daughters of Antonio Valenzuela, hug each other during a candlelight vigil in Las Cruces, N.M. Antonio Valenzuela was killed by a Las Cruces police officer in February. As national Black Lives Matter demonstrations grow, Latino activists are joining the multiracial protests while trying to draw attention to their deadly police encounters, some of which go back decades. (Bethany Freudenthal/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)

Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 21, 2020 file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao is flanked by his attorneys as he arrives at the Hennepin County Courthouse before a motions hearing in Minneapolis. Newly released video shows the former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd’s death telling investigators that he was focused on crowd control, minimizing his role in the actions that led to Floyd’s death. Thao is one of four former officers charged in Floyd's death (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

Officer minimized role in Floyd’s death during questioning

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FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Prosecutors say they may revisit the issue of audio-visual coverage of the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

City panel approves temporary storage for Columbus statue

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FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Prosecutors say they may revisit the issue of audio-visual coverage of the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Prosecution rejects rookie argument by ex-cop in Floyd death

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, people walk past the Earl Warren Building that houses the California Supreme Court in San Francisco. Los Angeles County must pay a full $8 million damages award to the family of a Black man whose death evoked the more resent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. While subduing Darren Burley in 2012, Los Angeles sheriff's deputies &quot;used their knees to pin him to the ground with as much body weight as possible,&quot; according to the court's unanimous ruling. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Court: LA County owes $8M to man killed like George Floyd

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Prosecutors say they may revisit the issue of audio-visual coverage of the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Police body camera video of Floyd arrest released to public

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