Chief of California firm charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme: Department of Justice
The president of a California medical technology company has been charged for ties to a scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for allergy and COVID-19 testing, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
New York City police officer who shoved protester charged with assault
A New York City police officer who was recorded on video shoving a woman to the ground during a protest against police brutality was criminally charged on Tuesday over the incident.
Exclusive: Canada, U.S. set to extend border closure to end-July – sources
Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
D.C. National Guard responding to protests test positive for coronavirus
Some Washington D.C. National Guard troops have tested positive for the coronavirus after being deployed to the city to respond to protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody, the military said on Tuesday.
Senate Republicans plan their own police reform effort
U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democratic-led House of Representatives moved toward a vote this month on its sweeping reform bill.
George Floyd’s life celebrated at funeral, family calls for justice
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death in police custody roused worldwide protests against racism, was extolled on Tuesday as a “gentle giant” and a symbol of the oppressed’s struggle for justice at a funeral in his hometown of Houston.
Long lines, blame-trading in Georgia as five U.S. states hold primaries
Some voters experienced hours-longs waits to cast ballots in Georgia on Tuesday as Democrats went to polls to pick a nominee in a competitive U.S. Senate race, one of five states choosing candidates for the White House and Congress.
Republican ‘law and order’ appeal prompts U.S. #IAmASuburbanMom backlash
When a senior Republican state lawmaker demanded that Minnesota’s Democratic governor apologize to “moms out in the suburbs scared to death” about protests over racism and police brutality, Jamie Becker-Finn responded on Twitter with the “#IAmASuburban…
Trump tweets conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester pushed by police
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo who was shoved by police and critically injured during a march sparked by the death of George Floyd.
As U.S. struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff
The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first African-American military service chief, voting unanimously to make him chief of staff of the Air Force as the armed forces – and the country as a whole – grapple with questions ab…
