May 31 5 tips from mental health experts on transitioning out of COVID restrictions By Tori Partridge Experts say we need to talk more about what transitioning to a more open society will be like -- and what our new normal will be like. Continue reading
May 31 Osaka withdraws from French Open, saying it’s best for the tournament and her well-being By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she has “suffered long bouts… Continue reading
May 31 Hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall By Peter Smith, Associated Press Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood on the centennial of the first day of one of the deadliest racist massacres in the nation. Continue reading
May 31 2 dead, 2 injured after man opens fire in Houston nightclub By Associated Press Houston police chief Troy Finner says investigators are trying to confirm that the gunman is among those who died in the shooting early Monday. Continue reading
May 31 Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor By Associated Press The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to the commonwealth this week for burial. Continue reading
May 31 Mobile vaccination units hit tiny U.S. towns to boost immunity By Scott Sonner, Sam Metz, Associated Press Doctors and nurses are staffing mobile clinics throughout the U.S. to ensure people in tiny towns and far-flung rural areas can get vaccinated. Continue reading
May 31 Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing for more By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Nine months after two back-to-back hurricanes hammered their towns, scores of coastal Louisiana residents are still struggling to recover. Continue reading
May 31 WATCH: Biden honors war dead at Arlington, implores nation to heal By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Joe Biden has honored America’s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed burial ground. Continue reading
May 31 Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s sweeping voting restrictions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America A restrictive voting bill in Texas that was on the verge of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before a midnight deadline. Continue reading
May 30 Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and volunteers do the same, placing more than 37,000 small flags on the downtown Boston Common — a sea of red, white and blue meant to symbolize all the Massachusetts soldiers killed… Continue reading