Package of police reforms advances in New York legislature
A package of police reform measures was moving toward passage by the New York state legislature amid a wave of protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
FCC awarding up to $16 billion to address U.S. areas lacking broadband service
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to adopt auction procedures to provide up to $16 billion to areas that lack broadband service, including nearly 6 million
Police, protests and politics: Georgetown professor Dyson on racism in America
(Corrects in paragraph one the title of the book to “Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America,” from “We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America,”.)
George Floyd to be buried Tuesday as global anti-racism protests spread
George Floyd will be buried in Houston on Tuesday two weeks after his death while being held by police in a Minneapolis street, and more anti-racism rallies inspired by his treatment were set to take place in the United States and in Europe.
U.S. coronavirus cases surge in southwestern states
Twenty-one U.S. states reported weekly increases in new cases of COVID-19, with Arizona, Utah and New Mexico all posting rises of 40% or higher for the week ended June 7 compared with the prior seven days, according to a Reuters analysis.
Billions in COVID relief go to biggest hospital chains as smaller rivals await aid
Spared the worst of COVID-19, the largest for-profit hospital chains in the United States are pursuing a speedy recovery backed by billions of dollars in federal aid, while other hospitals say they have been harder hit and left wanting.
After George Floyd’s death, a groundswell of religious activism
George Floyd’s death has triggered a groundswell of outrage and activism by religious leaders and faith-based groups across the United States, reminiscent of what occurred during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Bon Appetit editor Adam Rapoport resigns after racially offensive photo resurfaces
Bon Appetit’s editor-in-chief, Adam Rapoport, resigned late Monday after a 16-year-old picture of him with brownface resurfaced online and drew harsh criticism, coupled with a subsequent claim of discriminatory pay at the Conde Nast-owned U.S. food mag…
Georgia Democrats vote on Senate challenger as five U.S. states hold primaries
Georgia Democrats will try to pick their challenger to Republican Senator David Perdue on Tuesday when voters in five U.S. states choose candidates for the White House and Congress as the nation navigates a trio of politically charged crises.
Trump’s troop cut in Germany blindsided senior U.S. officials
President Donald Trump’s decision to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany blindsided a number of senior national security officials, according to five sources familiar with the matter, and the Pentagon had yet to receive a formal order to carry it out, Reu…
