Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against local city officials as violence erupted night after night on the streets of Portland, Oregon. Federal officials researched whether they could levy criminal or civil charges against the officials, department spokesperon Kerri Kupec said. The research likely explored whether the rhetoric and actions of city officials may have helped spur the violence in Portland. That&rs