24 arrested after protest in Beverly Hills, California

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Activists are calling for the release of nearly two dozen protesters who were arrested on charges of unlawful assembly in Beverly Hills, saying holding them until they could each post $5,000 bail was excessive and heightens the risk of getting sick amid the coronavirus pandemic. Police confirmed 23 protesters were arrested Friday night after they ignored repeated orders to leave a neighborhood. On June 14, the city issued an order restricting nighttime assembli