Thousands of National Guard troops patrolled major US cities Sunday after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality that boiled over into arson and looting, sending shock waves through the country.
A senior White House official, echoing President Donald Trump, blamed anarchists and far left activists for the violence while local leaders appealed to citizens to give constructive outlet to their rage without destroying their communities. "There are some people in our streets who are driven there by a passion for our community," said Melvin Carter, the African American mayor of St.
Paul, the capital of Minnesota and twin city of Minneapolis, the epicenter of the protests. "And then there's folks in our streets who