Cristobal becomes post-tropical cyclone near Chicago, NHC says
Tropical Depression Cristobal became a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
California, Southwest face new coronavirus woes as U.S. economy reopens
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking in parts of California and the U.S. Southwest, prompting Arizona to reactivate its emergency plan for medical facilities and California to place counties where half its population lives on a watch list…
Long lines, voting machine problems fuel investigations in U.S. state of Georgia
Voters encountered long lines and problems with voting machines on Tuesday during a chaotic day of in-person balloting in Georgia, the latest state to struggle to conduct elections amid the health worries of the coronavirus pandemic.
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence
By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Mica Rosenberg and Brad Heath
New York legislature votes to scrap police discipline secrecy law
New York lawmakers voted on Tuesday to repeal a decades-old law that shields police officers’ disciplinary records from the public.
Factbox: Corporations pledge $1.7 billion to address racism, injustice
Corporations have pledged more than $1.7 billion for racial and social justice causes amid worldwide protests over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck.
Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening
Arizona again told hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans after cases spiked following reopening, turning it into a U.S. virus hotspot along with neighboring Southwest states.
MLS reiterates support for protests during national anthem
Major League Soccer said on Tuesday it would make no changes to its longstanding policy of supporting peaceful protests by players or staff during the pre-game playing of the U.S. national anthem.
Long lines, voting machine problems fuel probes in U.S. state of Georgia
Voters encountered long lines and problems with voting machines on Tuesday during a chaotic day of in-person balloting in Georgia, the latest state to struggle to conduct elections amid the health worries of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. theatre world accused of exploiting, excluding people of color
Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo joined some 300 actors and playwrights on Tuesday in decrying racism in the U.S. theatre world, saying it had exploited, excluded and diminished people of color.
