Jul 09 Police say Black man found hanging in California died by suicide By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Deputies found no evidence of a crime and an autopsy conducted the next day produced an initial finding of suicide. That outraged Fuller's family, who said he wouldn't have taken his own life. Continue reading
Jul 09 Big Ten colleges will only play conference football, fall sports due to pandemic By John Zenor, Associated Press The league cited medical advice in making its decision and added ominously that the plan would be applied only "if the conference is able to participate in fall sports."… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 15:51 What the latest Supreme Court rulings mean for Trump — and future presidents The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Manhattan district attorney can obtain President Trump’s tax returns. The justices sent a question on House subpoenas for presidential financial records back to a lower court but rejected arguments that the president is… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 3:29 Top U.S. health officials say states should pause reopening efforts By Yamiche Alcindor The rising number of coronavirus infections in the U.S. proves the pandemic is far from abating. New cases are setting single-day records in several states and declining in only two. While the nation’s top medical officials say states should pause… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 9:46 The ‘unwise, disruptive policy’ of shutting out international students By Jeffrey Brown New rules for foreign college students have stunned American academic institutions. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that all of the roughly 1 million international students currently enrolled in the U.S. must attend at least one in-person class this… Continue watching
Jul 09 3 things the U.S. can do to stop coronavirus By Laura Santhanam What strategies have been shown to work, but that the U.S. has not adopted on a wide scale? Public health experts say these tactics could still make a difference in saving lives. Continue reading
Jul 09 Ousted U.S. prosecutor tells panel Barr ‘urged’ him to resign By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The ousted U.S. attorney leading investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies has told the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William Barr pressured him to resign. Continue reading
Jul 09 Mississippi sees big virus outbreak in state legislature By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi is seeing the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 among legislators in any state. At least 1 in 7 Mississippi legislators has tested positive. Continue reading
Jul 09 WATCH: Biden proposes $700 billion ‘Buy American’ campaign By Bill Barrow, Marc Levy, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is proposing sweeping new uses of the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms. Continue reading
Jul 09 CDC will not rewrite guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from Trump By Carole Feldman, Associated Press Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the agency will issue “additional reference documents” to facilitate reopening schools. Continue reading