Charlotte's police chief has said he plans to show video of an officer shooting a black man to the slain man's family, but the video will not be immediately released to the public.

Police have used tear gas to disperse protesters after officers were injured and a major road was shut down during a demonstration over the latest fatal shooting of a black man by US police.

North Carolina's governor has ordered anti-discrimination rules be expanded for state employees but stopped short of repealing the law.

A lieutenant colonel in the US Army is among 24 men arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from children on the internet.