Saturday's Headlines: Protests mount across U.S.; ex-officer charged in Floyd’s death

ex-officer charged in Floyd's death; Gripped by disease, unemployment, outrage at the police, America plunges into crisis; Fired officer charged in Floyd's death used fatal force before and had history of complaints ; Minneapolis adopted police reforms. 'And yet, George Floyd is still dead.'; With 'shooting' tweet, Trump inflames rather than soothes tensions; The pandemic isn't over. But America sure seems over it.; Supreme Court, in rare late-night ruling, says California may enforce certain restrictions on religious gatherings; Europeans emerging from lockdowns find conspicuous absence of Americans; Trump said not a word to soothe a smoldering country. It's time for Biden to step up.; A Minneapolis cop, Amy Cooper and Trump — joined in their display of malice; George Floyd's death shows exactly what police should not do; The killing of Floyd underscores why we need a police culture of peer intervention; This rage isn't just for George Floyd. It's for every victim of the police like him.; Americans have Heartache Tonight, but Mitch McConnell has a Peaceful Easy Feeling; U.S. to quit WHO and stop treating Hong Kong as separate from China, Trump says; Trump backs DeVos, vetoes measure to overturn controversial student loan forgiveness rule; CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in U.S.; What happens if you get coronavirus at work? Experts say it might be hard to prove.; Amid coronavirus concerns, dentists face a fraught road to reopening ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Joshua Lott for The Post) Protests mount across U.S.; ex-officer charged in Floyd's death Arrests were made in New York City as hundreds of protesters fanned out around Lower Manhattan. In Atlanta, large crowds gathered at the CNN Center. Some protesters sprayed graffiti, while others smashed windows and threw rocks at the building. By Marisa Iati, Kim Bellware, Mark Berman, Lateshia Beachum and John Wagner  ●  Read more »   Gripped by disease, unemployment, outrage at the police, America plunges into crisis The nation's persistent political dysfunction and racial inequality were laid bare this week. By Matt Zapotosky and Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   Fired officer charged in Floyd's death used fatal force before and had history of complaints Derek Chauvin shot one suspect, and was involved in the fatal shooting of another, according to police records and news reports. By Derek Hawkins ●  Read more »   Minneapolis adopted police reforms. 'And yet, George Floyd is still dead.' Minneapolis is again confronted with a painful cycle of police violence, protests, and calls for reform By Holly Bailey and Mark Berman ●  Read more »   With 'shooting' tweet, Trump inflames rather than soothes tensions Having contributed to another national cleavage over racial justice, the president elected to lead the nation through crises retreated from the responsibility of doing so on this one. The Debrief ●  By Philip Rucker and Toluse Olorunnipa ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The pandemic isn't over. But America sure seems over it. With the patience of some citizens apparently flagging, we are deciding to have a summer after all, it seems. A summer of playing freely, of living dangerously. Coronavirus ●  By Dan Zak ●  Read more »   Supreme Court, in rare late-night ruling, says California may enforce certain restrictions on religious gatherings Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. sided with the court's liberal justices in response to a petition brought by a church in California that had argued the state's pandemic-related restrictions violated constitutional protections for places of worship. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Europeans emerging from lockdowns find conspicuous absence of Americans As countries in Europe relax their restrictions, residents are coming out to cities that feel and sound as they haven't in decades. By Chico Harlan, James McAuley and Stefano Pitrelli ●  Read more »     Opinions Trump said not a word to soothe a smoldering country. It's time for Biden to step up. By Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A Minneapolis cop, Amy Cooper and Trump — joined in their display of malice By Colbert King ●  Read more »   George Floyd's death shows exactly what police should not do By Seth Stoughton, Jeffrey Noble and Geoffrey Alpert ●  Read more »   The killing of Floyd underscores why we need a police culture of peer intervention By Christy E. Lopez ●  Read more »   This rage isn't just for George Floyd. It's for every victim of the police like him. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Americans have Heartache Tonight, but Mitch McConnell has a Peaceful Easy Feeling By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »     More News U.S. to quit WHO and stop treating Hong Kong as separate from China, Trump says President Trump attacked the World Health Organization as controlled by Beijing, accused the Chinese government of a comprehensive "pattern of misconduct," and ordered American officials to begin the process of revoking Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law. By David Lynch and Emily Rauhala ●  Read more »   Trump backs DeVos, vetoes measure to overturn controversial student loan forgiveness rule Although the White House had long signaled the move, many veterans groups urged the president to stand up for members of the military who are preyed upon by predatory colleges. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel ●  Read more »   CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in U.S. Robert R. Redfield says diagnostic testing would have made little difference, describing it like "looking for a needle in a haystack." By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach ●  Read more »   What happens if you get coronavirus at work? Experts say it might be hard to prove. Nonessential employees and shoppers have limited legal options if they contract covid-19 at work or at businesses, experts say. By Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   Amid coronavirus concerns, dentists face a fraught road to reopening The proximity to patients and the cost of stepped-up protections test dental practices. By Chelsea Janes ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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