Trump to give agencies power to fast-track big infrastructure projects, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to sign an executive order that would give federal agencies emergency powers to fast-track major energy and other infrastructure projects by overriding environmental permitting requirements, two sourc…
U.S. health department asks labs to add demographic data to COVID-19 results
U.S. laboratories testing patients for COVID-19 are required to report data such as a patient’s age and ethnicity along with test results, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday.
Pelosi says increased military in Washington is ‘alarming’
The increased presence of U.S. military and federal law enforcement, including unidentified officers, in Washington is “alarming,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, calling on President Donald Trump to disclose the agencies operating in…
Attorney General Barr says foreign groups, extremists stoking divisions in U.S. protests
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and “extremist agitators” tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officer…
New York’s Cuomo, concerned about COVID-19 spread, asks protesters to get tested
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said several days and nights of demonstrations in the state after the killing of George Floyd could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, and urged protesters to get tested.
Protesters should ‘highly consider’ getting COVID-19 tests, U.S. official says
Protesters particularly in cities that have struggled to control the novel coronavirus should “highly consider” getting tested for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, a top U.S. health official said on Thursday.
U.S. CDC reports 1,842,101 coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 1,842,101 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 14,676 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 827 to 107,029.
Black architect who knew George Floyd hopes to rebuild a more just Twin Cities
George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis while in police custody, and the destruction that followed during demonstrations throughout the region, cut especially deep for Saint Paul architect James Garrett Jr., a fifth-generation black resident of Minnesota’s…
Washington mayor says out-of-state troops should leave U.S. capital
The mayor of Washington on Thursday called for the withdrawal from the U.S. capital of military units sent from outside the city as demonstrators gathered for a seventh day of protests against police brutality and racism.
U.S. EPA proposes changes to how clean air rules are written
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday a proposed overhaul of how major clean air rules are written by changing the cost-benefit analysis process, a move that would affect the stringency of future regulations.
