• The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd has been arrested and charged with murder.
• Multiple cities have put forward curfews for Saturday night.
• Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out destructively Saturday amid continuing protests across the country in numerous cities.

Protests over the death of George Floyd and repeated police killings of black people grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, where police fired rubber bullets to scatter crowds and at least one police car burned, as governors in several states called in National Guard troops in the face of the rising unrest.

Amid days of unrest led by the death of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody, protesters are raising their voices once again as tense clashes emerge.

The large crowds involved, with many people not wearing masks or practicing social distancing, raised concerns among health experts about the potential for helping spread the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overall deaths are on the decline nationwide and much of the country is in the process of reopening society and the economy.

— In Tallahassee, Florida, a pickup truck drove through a crowd of protesters, sending some running and screaming as the vehicle stopped and started and at one point had a person on its hood, police said, but no serious injuries were reported. Witnesses said a group followed the vehicle and forced it to stop. Police handcuffed the driver but did not release his name or say whether he would face any charges.

— In Columbia, South Carolina, a television reporter for WIS-TV was injured by rocks thrown outside the main police station. Several hundred people participated in the demonstration, tearing down the American and state flags in front of the building. They also swarmed a police car, breaking its windows, The State reported.

— In Los Angeles protesters chanted “Black Lives Matter,” some within inches of the face shields of officers. Police used batons to move the crowd back and fired rubber bullets at demonstrators. One man used a skateboard to try to break the windshield of a police SUV. A spray-painted police car burned in the street.

— In Pittsburgh, two journalists were injured, business fronts were broken out and protesters entered businesses, officials said. And in Philadelphia, crowds gathered near a Starbucks on fire.

— In Fargo, North Dakota, police warned people to avoid downtown, saying, "Protestors are not peaceful anymore."

—In Minneapolis, State Patrol troopers said they have made several arrests for gun violations and confiscated an AR-15.

Washington protests continue

After a tumultuous Friday night, racially diverse crowds took to the streets again for mostly peaceful demonstrations in dozens of cities from coast to coast.

In Washington, people moved metal barrier units aside and closed in on police in riot gear. The protesters held up their hands and said, "Don't shoot."

Protesting on Friday briefly put the White House on lockdown, and people threw rocks, urine and alcohol at Secret Service officers that night, Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said Saturday. "In several instances our officers incurred injuries that include broken bones," he said. Read more at WBALTV