Deeper inquiries launched into hanging deaths of two black men in California
The deaths of two black men found hanged from trees 10 days and 50 miles (80 km) apart in California, one in a municipal park, gained deeper scrutiny on Monday amid a public outcry that authorities were ready to prematurely rule both cases suicides.
Ohio set to send all voters absentee ballot applications before presidential election
Ohio has taken the first step toward sending every registered voter in the state an application for an absentee ballot for November’s presidential election, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Monday.
Washington, D.C. residents latest in U.S. to call for slashing police funds
Dozens of Washington residents testified on Monday in a sometimes emotional and profanity-laced public hearing about stripping the federal district’s police department of funding, after days of protests in the U.S. capital against racism and police bru…
U.S. presidential candidate Biden scores best fundraising month ever in May
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee jointly raised $80.8 million in May, the Biden campaign said on Monday, the most the campaign has collected in any month.
Some scold, others cheerlead: U.S. states tackle reopening differently
The two most populous U.S. states took markedly different approaches to reopening on Monday with New York scolding local governments for not enforcing social distancing and California encouraging counties to restart economies if they met criteria.
Trump says ex-adviser Bolton will break the law if he publishes book
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published.
Next LGBTQ rights legal battle looms after Supreme Court victory
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision’s impact.
New York City police disband rough street unit amid pressure for reform
The New York Police Department is disbanding its aggressive anti-crime unit, a move aimed at turning alienated residents into crime-stopping allies, part of a nationwide push for policing reforms following the killing of George Floyd.
Trump to sign police reform executive order on Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will seek to improve how police officers treat African Americans and others by improving credentialing, training and mental health resources, administration officials said.
U.S. attorney general orders execution dates set for four federal inmates
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the first executions of federal death-row inmates since 2003, the Justice Department said.
