NEWS OF THE DAY

From Across the Nation

1 GOP revolt: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton dropped an investigation sought by a wealthy donor that set off an extraordinary revolt by the Republican’s top deputies, who accused him of bribery and abuse of office, and fueled new calls for his resignation. The announcement came hours after prosecutors in Austin expressed unease over why Paxton started an investigation sought by Nate Paul, an Austin developer and Paxton donor whose offices were raided by the FBI. State authorities also confirmed that they had referred criminal allegations made by Paxton’s staff against their boss to federal authorities.

2 Killing at protest: A private security guard working for a TV station was in custody Saturday after a person died from a shooting that took place during dueling protests in downtown Denver, the Denver Post reported. The shooting took place after a man participating in what was billed as a “Patriot Rally” use pepper spray on another man, the Post reported. That man then shot the other individual with a handgun near the courtyard outside the Denver Art Museum, according to a witness. The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, where he died an hour later, KUSATV reported.

3 Trayvon Martin: A Florida road will be named after the Black teenager whose death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012 catalyzed a movement for racial justice. The Miami Herald reports Trayvon Martin’s name will be added to section of an avenue that leads to a high school he attended in Miami. The Miami Dade County Commission approved the motion unanimously last week. Martin, 17, was shot dead in Sanford, Fla., while on a visit with his father. The teen was unarmed and walking back from a convenience store with candy when he was shot by George Zimmerman, who was acquitted under Florida’s controversial selfdefense law.

4 Police shooting: The Chicago police officer imprisoned for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald ended an effort this week to overturn his conviction. An Illinois appellate court allowed Jason Van Dyke to withdraw his appeal, meaning he will serve out his sentence without further court proceedings. Van Dyke was convicted in 2018 of seconddegree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in McDonald’s killing. He was sentenced to six years, nine months in prison. He fired 16 shots at McDonald as the 17yearold walked away from police on a Southwest Side street while holding a knife. The video prompted protests, a U. S. Justice Department investigation of the Chicago Police Department and the firing of the police superintendent.

5 Trump campaign lawsuit: A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday threw out a lawsuit filed by President Trump’s campaign, dismissing its challenges to the battleground state’s poll watching law and its efforts to limit how mailin ballots can be collected and which of them can be counted. Elements of the ruling by U. S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan could be appealed by Trump’s campaign, with barely three weeks to go until election day in a state hotly contested by Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.