Protesters breach fence of federal courthouse in Portland as authorities declare riot

Protests continued to intensify in Portland, Ore., on Saturday as thousands of people gathered outside a federal courthouse that has been the site of violent clashes between federal law enforcement and demonstrators for weeks now. The Portland Police Department early Sunday declared a riot in the city shortly after a group of protestors toppled part of a fence outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse. The police said that the riot was…