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RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners are paying respects to George Floyd in his North Carolina hometown while the nation’s capital prepares for what is expected to be the city’s largest demonstration against police brutality yet. Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march. It was expected to attract up to 200,000 people outraged by Floyd’s death 12 days ago at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Large protests also took place across the U.S. and in major cities overseas, including London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney, Australia.
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have rallied in cities from Asia to Europe, to honor George Floyd and voice their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Demonstrators in Paris tried to gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, defying restrictions imposed by authorities because of the coronavirus pandemic. They were met by riot police. The worldwide events are part of a wave of solidarity with protests over Floyd's death and also are highlighting racial discrimination outside the United States. In Brisbane, organizers say about 30,000 people gathered, forcing police to close down two major streets. Some 15,000 people joined the protest in Berlin, which police said passed peacefully.
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. And some Democrats, including Minnesota's governor and the Minneapolis mayor, tried at first to blame out-of-state far-right infiltrators for the unrest. But there's scant evidence either is true. The Associated Press analyzed court records, employment histories, social media posts and other public sources of information for 218 people arrested last weekend in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., two cities at the epicenter of the protests. The records show more than 85% of those charged were locals, and few appeared to have any affiliation with organized groups involved in the protests.
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man charged with assaulting three teenagers after a video showed him grabbing a protest flyer from one of teens is apologizing. In a statement released by his lawyers, 60-year-old Anthony Brennan III of Kensington, Maryland, said he is “sick with remorse for the pain and fear I caused the victims on the trail.” Maryland-National Capital Park Police said Friday night that Brennan was charged with three counts of second-degree assault. The widely seen video shows an adult cyclist grabbing the wrist of a woman June 1 and then ripping a flyer from her. He then bears down on another victim who was recording the incident.
UNDATED (AP) — As students across the U.S. make college plans for this fall, some universities are seeing surging interest from students in their states looking to stay close to home amid the coronavirus pandemic. At Ohio State University, commitments from state residents are up 20% over last fall. Colleges and admissions counselors credit the uptick to a range of factors tied to the pandemic. Students want to be closer to home in case an outbreak again forces classes online. Some are choosing nearby schools where they’re charged lower rates as state residents. The result, some schools say, is that campuses will feel more local if they’re allowed to reopen this fall.
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