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Demonstrators stand on the base of a Christopher Columbus statue in front of City Hall during a protest against police brutality Saturday in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio's State Capital Grapples With Anti-Columbus Sentiment

Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the country. Now that movement has reached the city that's named after the explorer.

George P. Bush gives a eulogy during the funeral service for his grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, at St. Martins Episcopal Church in Houston on Thursday.

George H.W. Bush Receives Final Funeral In Houston

Bush's grandson George P. Bush remembered his grandfather as gracious, decent and humble, in the final public memorial ceremony for the 41st president.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured in an April 2020 photograph.

California Governor Orders End To Carotid Hold Training

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain.

Aaliyah Dade, 18, Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va.

Photos From Pandemic Prom: High School Seniors Show Us Their Style

Most high school proms have been canceled because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, photojournalists gave these seniors a chance to dress up and get their prom photos taken.

Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government.

Archive: Ukraine live updates from February to March

This is an archive of the Ukraine live updates blog from February to March.

San Diego police officers block demonstrators during a protest of police violence and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, May 31, 2020.

San Diego Community Review Board To Discuss De-Escalation Tactics

Sharmaine Moseley, executive director of San Diego's Community Review Board on Police Practices, says the board is recommending the San Diego Police Department adopt a deescalation policy similar to one used in the city of Baltimore.

Police tape marks the corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus Police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy.

Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.

President Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, on July 4. He'll deliver his main convention speech from the same location on Thursday.

Convention Gives Trump A Chance To Explain How He'll Make America Great Again, Again

The last three presidents won reelection, not just on their past achievements, but with a vision of where they would take the nation in the future. So far, President Trump has been vague about that.

Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pictured during a Senate Judiciary hearing on June 11, is holding a hearing on police use of force on Tuesday.

Senate Judiciary Holds Hearing On Police Use Of Force

The hearing will include two panels, one on policing in the black community and another, the chair said, comprised of "folks who can tell us about the other side of the story and ways to go forward."

An American flag flies at half staff in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

Visitors Stream Through Capitol Rotunda As George H.W. Bush Lies In State

The 41st president, who died Friday at the age of 94, will lie in state until Wednesday.

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