NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. Chemical dispersants. Rubber bullets and hand-to-hand combat with largely peaceful crowds and…
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The year that was: 2020 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – It looked as if St. Louis was starting just another year, when news came that a mysterious new disease had come to the city. By year’s end,…
Gun-waving McCloskeys sue news photographer
CENTRAL WEST END (AP) — The city couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home allege in a lawsuit that a news…
Walmart removes, then returns guns and ammunition to store displays
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has reversed course, announcing it is returning ammunition and firearms to their displays in its U.S. stores. On Thursday the nation’s largest retailer said it…
Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek Gardner's removal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for the city couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home asked a judge Wednesday to…
Judge dismisses 1 charge against ex-officer in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the then-Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck. The judge said there…
Most arrested in protests aren't leftist radicals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an Associated Press review of thousands…
McCloskeys plead not guilty to charges from waving guns at protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters marching on their private street,…
Conservative PAC accused of racism in anti-Galloway ad
(AP) — A conservative political action committee in Missouri is facing accusations of racism after posting a website that uses images of violent protests and photos of Black politicians to…
Law enforcement preps for potential election-related unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state law enforcement officials have begun expanded preparations for the possibility of widespread unrest at the polls on Election Day, a response to extraordinarily high…
McCloskeys indicted for waving guns at protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A grand jury indicted on Tuesday the Central West End couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street. Al…
9 charged after McCloskey confrontation won't be prosecuted
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine people charged with misdemeanor trespassing after a racial injustice protest in which demonstrators walked through a private street in the upscale Central West End neighborhood…