Record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six U.S. states as reopening accelerates
New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies.
Factbox: What is Juneteenth and how are people commemorating it this year?
Juneteenth, an annual U.S. holiday on June 19, has taken on greater significance this year following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans.
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in California wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a devastating 2018 wildfire in Northern California touched off by the utility company’s power lines.
New Mexico man charged in shooting after militia clash
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said on Tuesday they arrested a former City Council candidate and charged him with shooting and critically wounding a protester seeking the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador.
Texas Democrats ask Supreme Court to expand mail-in voting
The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand vote-by-mail in the state ahead of this year’s elections, saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls.
COVID-19 spikes in Arizona, Texas and Florida; church linked to Oregon outbreak
For a second week in a row, half a dozen U.S. states face a surge in new coronavirus cases and rising hospitalizations, including an outbreak linked to a church in rural Oregon.
Two men charged in slaying of federal courthouse guard in Oakland, California
Two men have been charged in the slaying last month of a federal courthouse guard in Oakland, California, during an ambush blocks away from anti-racism protests sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police days earlier, prosecutor…
PG&E pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in California wildfire deaths: report
PG&E pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a devastating 2018 wildfire in Northern California touched off by the utility company’s downed power lines, the New York Times reported.
Why some black-owned U.S. businesses are hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns
After 15 years working as a hair stylist in other people’s salons, Gary Connell opened his “Healthy Hair” studio in Montgomery County, Maryland in early March, sinking his savings into a two-chair shop in a busy mall.
Trump signs order on police reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice
President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an order on Tuesday that he said would reform police practices even as he pressed for “law and order” nati…
