The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

The organized opposition was timed for the day President Trump is hosting a rare U.S. military parade in Washington that's taking place on his 79th birthday.

Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.

The protests were timed to Flag Day and Trump's 79th birthday as he held a military-style parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C., featuring tanks, so

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