Trump says he will sign police reform executive order on Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will sign an executive order on police reform and hold a news conference on Tuesday, after several weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of African-American George Floyd while in police custody …
New York City police reassigning 600 anti-crime unit officers to other duties
The New York Police Department will immediately reassign some 600 plainclothes officers in its anti-crime unit to other duties, including its detective bureau and community policing, Commissioner Dermot Shea said on Monday.
Trump says Supreme Court LGBT decision very powerful
President Donald Trump said on Monday he will live with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that a federal law barring workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees.
U.S. Supreme Court turns away 10 gun rights cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of cases seeking to expand gun rights, showing that even with its conservative majority it remains hesitant about wading into the contentious issue.
House member Rice, family members test positive for COVID-19
U.S. Representative Tom Rice, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Monday he, his wife and his son had all contracted COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
U.S. CDC reports 2,085,769 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 2,085,769 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 21,957 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 373 to 115,644.
UK ‘deeply disappointed’ by sentence passed on ex-U.S. marine in Russia
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday he was deeply disappointed by Monday’s verdict and sentence against Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who was convicted of spying for the United States.
After crowded bar scenes, New York governor urges better enforcement of coronavirus rules
Scenes of crowds gathering outside bars prompted New York’s governor, his state hardest hit along with New Jersey by the coronavirus pandemic, to urge local officials and businesses on Monday to strictly honor reopening guidelines.
U.S. Supreme Court clears way for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail
Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects cases over ‘qualified immunity’ for police
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear eight cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits including seven involving police accused of excessive force or other miscond…
