Looting erupts during Minneapolis protests over black man’s killing by police
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer shown on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into the neck of a handcuffed African-American man who later died at a hospital.
Top campaign advisor says Biden would sanction China over Hong Kong
Joe Biden would sanction China if president for its plan to impose new national security rules on Hong Kong, his campaign said on Wednesday, and accused President Donald Trump of having “enabled” Beijing’s curbs on freedoms in the former British colony…
Approval of Trump’s pandemic response stays steady, Biden favored in election: Reuters/IPSOS poll
Public approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic remained steady this week as the number of U.S. deaths from the illness surpassed 100,000, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Wisconsin to send mail-in ballot applications to 2.7 million voters
Wisconsin will send absentee ballot applications to more than 2.7 million registered voters, the state’s election commission agreed on Wednesday, in a first step to address concerns about the effect of the coronavirus on in-person voting in November.
Biden on 100,000 coronavirus deaths: ‘To those hurting, the nation grieves with you.’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden released a video message on Wednesday marking the grim milestone of 100,000 American lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic, telling the bereaved: “The nation grieves with you.”
U.S. state of Arizona files consumer fraud lawsuit against Google
Arizona filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. tech giant used “deceptive” and “unfair” practices to obtain the location data of users.
Trump says Justice Dept. probing death of unarmed black man in Minneapolis
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Justice Department and the FBI are investigating the case of an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis.
Disney theme park, Las Vegas casinos plan reopening; U.S. mourns 100,000 dead
Walt Disney World in Florida on Wednesday announced plans to reopen and MGM Resorts said guests could soon return to Las Vegas casino hotels, as more Americans emerging from the coronavirus lockdown marked a somber milestone of 100,000 dead.
Weather postpones SpaceX’s first astronaut launch from Florida
Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA on Wednesday, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been the first flight of U.S. astronauts into orbit from American soil in nine years.
Republicans cast doubt on future of House bills passed by proxy
Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system.
