People continue to gather in cities across the US as protests over George Floyd’s death continue for a fifth day. Floyd died after he was pinned to the ground by Minneapolis police officers. One of the officers, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday.

As violence has escalated around the nation between protestors and law enforcement, some demonstrations saw police officers join the protests over George Floyd's death.

Journalists reporting on protests have been arrested by police in Minneapolis and New York City, while numerous reports of officers shooting media with rubber bullets or pepper balls continue to emerge in Louisville and Washington DC. These incidents follow the widely reported arrest of CNN reporter @OmarJimenez on Friday.

Multiple cars and a large building were set on fire by demonstrators in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House as law enforcement fired tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the protesters. Earlier on Saturday afternoon, a large demonstration that started at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., converged near the White House. Protesters pushed back a security barrier but were met by Secret Service officers. Saturday marks the fifth straight day of protests following the death of George Floyd.

As protests over the death of George Floyd continued in Atlanta, Governor Brian Kemp deployed as many as 500 National Guard troops to the city and declared State of Emergency in Fulton County. Protesters entered a standoff with police officers at the CNN Center on Friday. On Saturday morning, citizens are assessing the damage and cleaning up.

In a statement, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell paid condolences to the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery as protests erupt across the US over their deaths. While Goodell said the "tragedies inform the NFL's commitment and ongoing efforts" to address "systematic issues," the statement has sparked criticism over the league's treatment of Colin Kaepernick. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback hasn’t played since 2016, when he protested against police brutality by kneeling during the US national anthem at NFL games.

At a press conference on Saturday, Minnesota leaders said that the majority of those being destructive during the protests about George Floyd's death in the Twin Cities were from out of state, and that officials have begun contact tracing arrestees. Later, the US president Tweeted, "It’s ANTIFA and the Radical Left. Don’t lay the blame on others!"

Protests over the death of George Floyd reached the White House on Friday night, with Secret Service and police using pepper spray in an attempt to disperse protesters. Following the protests, Trump thanked the Secret Service saying "they were not only totally professional, but very cool."

The protests that have spread across cities in the US have now started in other countries. People in Berlin, London and Toronto took to the streets on Saturday to show their support for the protests in the US, which broke out after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Toronto demonstrators also protested the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet.

Authorities in Minneapolis deployed tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds as protests over the death of George Floyd continued past the city's 8 pm curfew.

Los Angeles police arrested more than 500 people after protests against police brutality led to a night and morning of vandalism and looting on the streets of downtown Los Angeles.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are now on their way to the ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. The flight marks the first-ever crewed space launch by a private company, and is the first crewed NASA launch from US soil since 2011.

A young man was shot and killed in Detroit, Michigan, and a contract security officer was killed in Oakland, California, as people continued to protest the death of George Floyd.

Violence escalated as protesters and police continued to clash in demonstrations on Saturday. Members of the New York Police Department were filmed driving into protesters and multiple police cars were reported damaged. President Trump later called the NYPD “New York’s finest” and said that they “must be allowed to do their job.”

Friday marked the fourth consecutive night of protests in cities across the US following the death of George Floyd. On Saturday, people gathered to clean up the streets.

According to Portland Police, the city’s justice center has been attacked and set on fire by demonstrators who are protesting the death of George Floyd. The police also reported significant vandalism and a shooting connected to demonstrations that led to the center being set on fire.

Minneapolis police used tear gas, riot gear and rubber bullets when hundreds of residents gathered to protest the death of George Floyd, who was suffocated to death after being pinned down to the ground by an officer. The scenes were described as “aggressive” and several people drew contrasts when compared to the Michigan police response toward recent armed protests in government buildings about COVID-19 restrictions.