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…
McConnell says Democrats’ policing bill ‘going nowhere’ in Senate
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republican-led Senate.
U.S. extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
St. Louis removes Columbus statue, latest monument after racial protests
A statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from a St. Louis park, officials said on Tuesday, the latest monument taken down in response to nationwide protests over racial inequality.
U.S. appeals court rejects rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that struck down a Trump administration rule that required pharmaceutical companies to include the wholesale prices of their drugs in television advertisements.
U.S. CDC reports 2,104,346 coronavirus cases, 116,140 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 2,104,346 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 18,577 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 496 to 116,140.
As ‘ground zero’ for crisis, Nevada shows need for fiscal aid: Fed’s Powell
Even as the U.S. economy shows early signs of emergence from the coronavirus recession, the state of Nevada illustrates both why a full recovery may still be years away and why Congress will likely need to deliver more fiscal aid.
New Mexico man charged with shooting at conquistador protest
Albuquerque police arrested a former city council candidate and charged him on Tuesday with shooting and critically injuring a protester seeking the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador, local press reported.
Trump says he met with families of victims of recent police violence
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he met with the relatives of victims of recent police and other violence, including the family of Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed black Georgia man who was killed while jogging in February.
U.S. EPA yet to decide on retroactive refinery waiver requests: senator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not yet taken action on petitions by refiners seeking retroactive biofuel blending waivers, Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa said on Tuesday.
