Politics May 29 Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with George Floyd’s murder The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in a case…
Nation May 29 WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz acknowledges ‘abject failure’ in protest response Spurred by the killing of Floyd, people protested in the streets in Minneapolis this week.
Nation May 29 Protesters set fire to Minneapolis police precinct as Trump attacks uprising on Twitter Late Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he…
Nation May 28 Bracing for more unrest over George Floyd’s death, Minnesota calls on National Guard Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called in the National Guard as a wounded Minneapolis braces for more violence over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody.
Health May 12 ‘The grief is so unbearable’: Virus takes toll on Navajo From one church, COVID-19 took hold on the Navajo Nation, hopscotching across families and clans and churches and towns, and leaving the reservation with some of the highest infection rates in the U.S.
Health May 04 WATCH: Louisiana governor gives coronavirus update In Louisiana, Republican legislators irritated by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to extend the state's stay-at-home order through May 15 were eager to return to work.
Health Mar 20 WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo orders work from home Cuomo said is he directing all workers in nonessential businesses to stay home and banning gatherings statewide.
Economy Mar 18 Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing President Donald Trump moved to invoke a federal law that allows the government to marshal the private sector to deal with the coronavirus epidemic with word that Detroit's Big Three automakers agreed to shut down all their factories to protect…
Health Mar 17 State and local officials take harder line on novel coronavirus Nearly 7 million people in the San Francisco area were all but confined to their homes Tuesday while Florida put a damper on spring break by ordering the closing of all bars, as state and local officials took an increasingly…
Nation Mar 17 Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak The official reaction to the coronavirus emergency varied dramatically from place to place in the U.S., despite new, more urgent warnings from the Trump administration, which called on Americans not to gather in groups of more than 10 and advised…