Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father dies due to coronavirus
Father of Somalia-born U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar died on Monday night of complications from the novel coronavirus.
‘Our Supreme Court did something’: Iconic New York bar celebrates transgender ruling
A diverse crowd of New Yorkers wearing masks and waving the rainbow pride flag gathered on Monday at the Stonewall Inn, an iconic gay bar in Manhattan, to celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling making it illegal for employers to fire workers because they are transgender.
Three New York police ill after suspected contamination of drinks
Three New York City police officers fell ill and were hospitalized on Monday after drinking beverages at a fast-food outlet that a police association said were believed to have been contaminated with bleach.
Man shot in New Mexico protest over conquistador sculpture
A man was shot and wounded on Monday during a protest near a museum in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said, where demonstrators were reported to be trying to tear down a sculpture of a 16th-century Spanish conquistador.
U.S. agency violated science policy by backing Trump hurricane tweet, report finds
The head of the U.S. agency that warns of dangerous weather violated its policy on scientific integrity with a statement last year backing a tweeted forecast by President Donald Trump about the path of a hurricane, according to a report released on Mo…
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.
