Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that a curfew would go into effect on areas of the city’s downtown as riots reached their fifth consecutive day. “I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for Downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,” Bass said during a press conference. (More)

After a series of aviation incidents and accidents this year left travelers on edge, the federal government has unveiled an ambitious plan to upgrade and overhaul America’s air traffic control systems. (More)

Negotiators on both sides of the U.S.-China trade talks have walked out of two days of trade negotiations with an agreement to take back to their respective leaders that outlines a consensus framework for bilateral trade. (More)