US protests calm after arrests, clashes with cops

Protesters stirred by death of George Floyd are vowing to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shift to a calmer, but less determined, focus on dressing racial injustice.

In Minneapolis, where Floyd died in police custody and protest movement sparked, city agreed Friday to ban police chokeholds and require officers to intervene any time y see unauthorized force by ar officer.

By early afteron, demonstrations resumed for an 11th day around country with continued momentum as mood of protests largely shifted from explosive anger to more peaceful calls for change.

Despite change in tone, country's most significant demonstrations in a half-century rivalling those during civil rights and Vietnam War eras _ showed signs of dissipating. .

Protests around country h initially been marred by setting of fires and smashing of windows, but Friday marked at least third day of more subdued demonstrations.

At demonstrations around country, protesters said quieter mood was result of factors including new and upgred criminal charges against officers involved in Floyd's death and a more conciliatory approach by police who have marched with m or taken a knee to recognize ir mess.