#BlackOutTuesday sweeps social media as U.S. street protests escalate
The hashtag #BlackOutTuesday became the top trending item on Twitter as hundreds of thousands of businesses and individuals, including TV channels and celebrities, posted black screen shots to signal support for racial justice as street protests over t…
Trump pushes military solution to unrest in U.S. cities
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said U.S. troops should take to the streets of New York City, while elsewhere five officers were shot and wounded, as police clashed with crowds nationwide protesting the killing of an unarmed black man.
Senate Democrats ready bill condemning Trump on protesters
Senate Democrats on Tuesday readied a measure condemning President Donald Trump for the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters at the White House, while one Republican voiced outright criticism of the president’s behavior.
African, Haitian migrants in Honduras defy border closure in attempt to reach U.S.
African, Cuban and Haitian migrants stranded in Honduras after borders were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic began trekking northward on Tuesday in an attempt to reach the United States, migration authorities said.
North Carolina governor says large-scale Republican convention ‘very unlikely’
North Carolina’s Democratic governor on Tuesday refused Republican demands for a full-fledged presidential convention in the state this summer, telling organizers that planning for a scaled-down event was “a necessity” due to the coronavirus.
Reasonable to expect some coronavirus vaccine by year-end, Pentagon researcher says
A senior U.S. Army vaccine researcher said on Tuesday it was reasonable to expect that some sort of coronavirus vaccine could be available to part of the U.S. population by the end of the year.
Former rival Julian Castro endorses Biden as best candidate to reform policing
Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, saying he understands the urgent need to reform law enforcement practices amid the nationwide protests over the police killing of a black man.
U.S. attorney general asked for protesters to be pushed back: Washington Post
U.S. Attorney General William Barr personally asked for protesters to be pushed back from Washington’s Lafayette Square on Monday just before President Donald Trump spoke from the White House Rose Garden, the Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed…
California court hears appeal of $289 million verdict against Bayer in first Roundup cancer trial
A California appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments in the first case that went to trial over allegations that Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, resulting in a $289 million judgment against the company.
U.S. board urges helicopter manufacturers to add crash-data recorders
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday urged six major manufacturers to equip turbine-powered helicopters with crash-resistant systems to record data, audio and images, after former NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others were killed …
