Nation Jun 08 Tropical storm crashes onto U.S. Gulf Coast amid flood threat Cristobal made an afternoon landfall between the mouth of the Mississippi River and the since-evacuated barrier island resort community of Grand Isle, the storm packing 50-mph (85-kph) winds.
Nation Jun 07 Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force It's an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd’s death.
Nation Jun 07 NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed The New York Times’ editorial page editor has resigned amid outrage over an op-ed by a Republican senator who advocated using federal troops to quell protests — outrage that only grew when it was revealed the editor had not read…
Nation Jun 07 Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer Forecasters warned the storm would affect a wide area stretching roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) east into Florida. But they forecast the worst impacts in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, where some spots could get up to 12 inches of…
Nation Jun 06 Prosecutor: 2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
World Jun 06 Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America.
Nation Jun 05 NFL says it was wrong not to listen to player protests over racial equality One day after Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support.
Economy Jun 05 Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as U.S. firm cuts service Venezuelan authorities have jailed three executives of DirecTV because the U.S. company cut off its services to the South American country last month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government.
Health Jun 05 WATCH: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser holds news conference amid protests City workers and local artists painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the street leading to the White House, a highly visible sign of the District of Columbia's embrace of a protest movement that has…
Politics Jun 05 Twitter disables Trump campaign's George Floyd video tribute Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim. The move adds to tensions between the social media platform and the U.S. president, who is one of its most widely followed users.