The imposition of curfews by mayors appeared to be more widespread on Saturday than at any time since the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.“The symbolism of a billionaire-owned, for-profit space company launching astronauts high above the heads of thousands of people protesting state brutality and oppression amid a global pandemic and economic collapse should not be lost on anyone,” he wrote.As standoffs intensified across the country on Saturday, officials in Minneapolis vowed to take a harder line against unrest in the streets.“Go home,” Mr. Garcetti said. Instead, hundreds of protesters mobilized on the streets of the nation’s capital as tensions ratcheted higher.Residents also say that Minneapolis has a core group of white anarchists. ?”An investigation into the three other officers who were present at the scene remains ongoing.On Saturday, Governor Walz said the “best estimate” suggested that 80 percent of those arrested at the protests were not from the state. Christopher Wilson . We have the officer’s body-worn camera. I didn’t want to wait any longer to share the news that he’s in custody and has been charged with murder. “Let us put the fires out. Some vandalized police vehicles and left spray-painted buildings in their wake. Facebook. Police helicopters hovered overhead, and convoys of police S.U.V.s raced to the scene.Protests have erupted in at least 140 cities across the United States in the days after George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody. WATCH LIVE: Looting, Police Clashes In Minneapolis After Death of George Floyd. He compared the havoc to wars that Americans have fought overseas, and said he expected even more unrest on Saturday night.Early Saturday morning in St. Louis, a man was killed after protesters blocked Interstate 44, set fires and attempted to loot a FedEx truck. The governor declined the offer, the officials said, and has since activated all of the state’s National Guard troops, up to 13,200.Tens of thousands of people were in the streets across the United States on Saturday night, as demonstrations stretched from coast to coast in a national paroxysm of rage that saw buildings set on fire, businesses looted and an aggressive response from the authorities.In a series of tweets, he called demonstrators who gathered at the White House on Friday night “professionally managed so-called ‘protesters’” and suggested that his supporters would meet them. And I know that tore your heart out. Tim Walz of Minnesota activated thousands of additional National Guard troops to send to Minneapolis but declined the Army’s offer to deploy military police units, as days of protests over the death of Mr. Floyd threatened to boil over even further on Saturday.The intensifying protests came after the authorities announced that the officer who pinned George Floyd to the ground had been arrested and charged with murder on Friday, a development that activists and Mr. Floyd’s family had called for but also said did not go far enough.Before the mayhem started in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, several hundred people reflecting the diversity of the city — white, black, Latino, Asian-American — had protested peacefully.Reporting was contributed by Tim Arango, Mike Baker, Peter Baker, Julian E. Barnes, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Audra D.S. The driver fled the scene and no arrests have been made, police have said.A sixth night of protests have taken place across America and around the world, and there were numerous hotspots where violence erupted.This is a crazy scene during a live TV broadcast where police arrive en masse but act before getting the facts.The former officer who has been charged with the murder of George Floyd is to appear in court on Monday 8 June.The online hackers known as Anonymous have hit back along with the George Floyd protestors revealing what they call "The Little Black Book of Jeffrey Epstein".Artist Jammie Holmes found a novel way to remember George Floyd’s final words above cities across the US.The chief of police in Louisville was fired and two officers placed on administrative leave after authorities learned the officers had fired their weapons without using body cameras to record what happened, Mayor Greg Fischer said at a press briefing on Monday.