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Attorney General William Barr defended his office’s response to protests across the country as congressional Democrats accused him of protecting armed white protesters while attacking and arresting unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters.

Protesters marched through Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood on Wednesday, speaking out against recent violence and drug use. They were met by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, causing some to greet him with anger. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Commissioner Danielle Outlaw admitted that the use of tear gas in response to protesters on I-676 back on June 1 was wrong. The incident commander who responded was demoted while another officer was suspended. They also banned the use of tear gas. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the story.

Protesters who were rallying in support of a reassigned Philadelphia police captain as well as Black Lives Matter demonstrators clashed in South Philadelphia Tuesday after a box was placed around the nearby Christopher Columbus statue. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the story.

President Donald Trump has characterized protesters who are clashing with law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death as radical-left thugs engaging in domestic terrorism.

Police are arresting protesters after a crowd of thousands marched down I-676, shutting down traffic in both directions.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia gives a recap of the third day of protests in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. The demonstrations included a crowd of thousands that shut down I-676, leading to a confrontation with police.

A much smaller group of protesters stood outside Philadelphia police headquarters Monday night. Police warned that they would arrest them for violating the 6 p.m. curfew if they didn’t leave. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia captured the scene on the ground.

Protesters marched their way across Center City Philadelphia before making their way onto the Vine Street Expressway at N. 22nd Street.

Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday addressed the escalation of protests into rioting Thursday night, after a police officer was recorded kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody after saying he couldn’t breathe. Protests have spread throughout the state and into cities across the U.S.

Hundreds of protesters, many armed with guns, attended a rally at the Michigan Capitol building on Thursday, demonstrating against Michigan’s stay at home mandates as lawmakers debate extending the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration.

Officials say 50 people have been charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.

Thousands of demonstrators set fires Monday and chanted calls for Haiti’s president to resign as the opposition to Jovenel Moïse tried to increase pressure for him to leave office. Protesters said several people were hit by gunfire, including a local journalist. Schools, businesses and government offices were closed as protesters gathered chanting, “Down with Jovenel!” “We can’t continue to live...

A demonstration outside a Rhode Island detention center turned chaotic Wednesday, with protesters saying they were pepper-sprayed and nearly run over by a truck. Video posted to social media by the group Never Again Action shows a pickup truck stopping near protesters outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility. The driver appears to honk at them before driving through the...

They came bearing oversized images of the sons and daughters they lost to drug overdoses and signs demanding justice from the pharmaceutical company they hold most responsible. The parents and their supporters rallied outside a Boston courthouse Friday as a judge heard arguments in Massachusetts’ lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, over its role in the national opioid...

South of San Diego, builders have started construction on eight prototypes of the US-Mexico border wall promised by President Donald Trump, and area officials are preparing for possible crowds of protesters.

Protesters gathered at Capitol Hill Thursday to urge the Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Many of the protesters said they were survivors of sexual assault. About 50 people were arrested.