Minnesota health officials reported 22 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 526 more confirmed cases on Saturday, just one day after Gov. Tim Walz announced further loosening of restrictions on businesses and other aspects of society during the coronavirus pandemic beginning next week.

Hundreds of mourners lined up Saturday to pay respects to George Floyd in his North Carolina hometown, while a number of rallies and marches took place his weekend in the Twin Cities. Washington saw that city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality.

Protesters against systemic racism and police brutality have been met with an arsenal of so-called 'less than lethal' weapons which can still seriously injure, sicken, and sometimes kill.

Two police officers in Buffalo, N.Y., were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd.

Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require officers to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer.

Compared to last year, when many tens of thousands came to the northern French beaches of Normandy to cheer the dwindling number of World War II veterans, the coronavirus lockdown turned this year's D-Day remembrance into one of the eeriest ever.

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.

The order is in response to a complaint filed against the city of Denver that alleges the police department's use of such weapons violated citizens' First and Fourth Amendment rights.

Months after sealing up the primary campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden has formally earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination. He's also risen in recent general election polling.

Black officers find themselves torn between two worlds when it comes to the protests against police brutality happening around the U.S. While they are part of the “thin blue line” of policing, the officers say they also understand the anguish expressed by demonstrators.

While the exterior of Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul was boarded up, students, faculty, staff, community members gathered to paint murals on the plywood boards covering the windows on Friday.

Protesters stirred by the police killing of George Floyd are vowing to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shift to a calmer, but no less determined, focus on addressing racial injustice.

In August, Minnesota voters will choose the DFL and Republican nominees for U.S. Senate, most of the state’s U.S. House seats and dozens of state legislative seats. See who is on your primary ballot.

The president intimates that George Floyd, killed by police, would be happy with the lower than expected unemployment rate.

Gov. Tim Walz said as Minnesota communities devastated by rioting rebuild, all efforts must be made to bring them back to life in their own image. Walz and several other DFL politicians toured some of the hardest-hit areas of Minneapolis Friday morning.

University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel will recommend regents reopen the U to in-person instruction and reopen residence halls, dining facilities and other campus services for the fall semester, within public health guidelines.

In an interview with Sahan Journal, Majdi Wadi said he will hire a consultant to train employees against bias and examine any issues of racism at Holy Land. “I am ready to conduct an investigation,” he said. “I’m ready for any consequences.”

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Minnesota secretary of state, asking that absentee ballots be mailed to every registered voter due to the COVID-19 pandemic.