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David McAtee, who was shot and killed by officers early Monday morning, is seen at a grill in a security video that Louisville police released on Tuesday.

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Louisville Police Releases Video It Says Shows David McAtee Firing At Officers

10:15pm June 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Police released security footage a day after McAtee, a business owner, was shot and killed by law enforcement. There is no sound, but police say it appears, based on the video, that he fires first.

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D.C. Protesters Hail The Hero Of Swann St., Who Sheltered Them From Arrest

9:48pm June 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"They unleashed sheer hell on peaceful protesters right outside my stoop," says Washington, D.C., resident Rahul Dubey.

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Authorities clear Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday, while across the street at the White House, President Trump said he would send the military to U.S. cities if local officials don't end unrest.

Don't Send U.S. Military To Protests, Hill Democrats Warn Trump

8:22pm June 02, 2020

by David Welna

Calling out active-duty troops to quell widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd is an option congressional Democrats are warning would only make matters worse.

This image from the Twitter account of President Donald Trump shows a tweet he posted on Friday, May 29, 2020, after protesters in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, the Center for Democracy and Technology sued Trump over the president's executive order aimed at li

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Lawsuit Says Trump's Order Against Tech Companies Will 'Chill Future Online Speech'

7:55pm June 02, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Center for Democracy and Technology argues that Trump's executive order attempting to strip tech companies of a key legal protection was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment.

President Trump's photo opportunity in front of St. John's Episcopal church in Washington has set off criticism, as law enforcement used tear gas and force to clear a path for him to walk from the White House.

'He Did Not Pray': Fallout Grows From Trump's Photo-Op At St. John's Church

7:51pm June 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving," says the bishop who oversees the church. Washington's mayor was more direct: "Shameful!"

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Catholic Archbishop Criticizes Trump's Visit To St. John Paul II Shrine

7:02pm June 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated," says Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory.

Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young address a news conference Monday at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Prosecutors have filed charges against six officers involved in the couple's arrest Saturday night.

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6 Atlanta Officers Charged After Release Of 'Disturbing' Arrest Video

6:34pm June 02, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

District Attorney Paul Howard announces assault and battery charges Tuesday after the release of a video showing officers using stun guns on two black young adults and yanking them from their car.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked the Congressional Black Caucus to help select legislative proposals to address policing that can pass the House with enough votes without GOP support.

Politics & Government

Pelosi Asks Black Caucus To Come Up With Police Reforms Following Protests

6:00pm June 02, 2020

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing a wide range of proposals such as banning chokeholds as a response to the protests across the country following the death of George Floyd.

A fence outside Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is adorned with tributes to victims of COVID-19 on Thursday in New York.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Hospitalizations In New York At 'An All-Time Low,' Says Cuomo

4:21pm June 02, 2020

by Austin Horn

Gov. Cuomo says the number of new coronavirus hospitalizations reported on June 1 was 154. That's the lowest number since the state started counting in mid-March.

Vice President Joe Biden shares a laugh with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., back in 2015. Graham's Judiciary Committee is beginning an investigation with links to Biden and his family.

Politics & Government

Senate Republicans Set Summer Of Investigations Involving Biden

3:43pm June 02, 2020

by Susan Davis

Two Senate committees will spend the summer investigating allegations against the Biden family and the Obama administration's role in the FBI's 2016 Russia investigation.