Sep 02 Budget deficit to hit record $3.3 trillion due to virus, recession By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The project deficit is more than triple the 2019 shortfall and more than double the levels experienced after the market meltdown and Great Recession of 2008-2009. Continue reading
Sep 02 D.C. task force targets monuments, prompting fierce backlash By Associated Press A task force commissioned by the Washington, D.C., government has recommended renaming, relocating or adding context to dozens of monuments, schools, parks and buildings because of their namesakes' participation in slavery or racial oppression. Continue reading
Sep 01 U.S. seeks to collect more personal information of noncitizens By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it would soon propose to expand the collection of personal biological information by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sue company In our news wrap Tuesday, more than 50 Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sued the fast food chain. Their federal lawsuit, filed in Chicago, accuses the company of steering them to less-profitable locations in crime-ridden neighborhoods. Also, in New York,… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 4:32 In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violence By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, a day after defending a supporter who allegedly killed two people there. Kenosha erupted in outrage after police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, in the back, reportedly leaving him paralyzed. During Trump's visit, which… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 6:37 How pandemic, politicization could jeopardize 2020 census By Amna Nawaz The United States Census is always a daunting challenge, but in 2020, the effort is further complicated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With a compressed timeline to complete the once-per-decade population count, some census officials worry that the effort is… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:50 Why ‘withering’ of local news landscapes is dangerous for democracy By Jeffrey Brown, Stephanie Kotuby More than 2,000 American newspapers have been shuttered since 2004, and now the global pandemic means local news organizations are facing additional challenges in keeping the presses running. Margaret Sullivan recently published a new book about this decline, titled “Ghosting… Continue watching
Sep 01 Lawyer says prosecutors offered plea deal to suspect that would have implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family says a plea deal was offered to an accused drug dealer that would have implicated Taylor in a drug operation weeks after her killing by police. Continue reading
Sep 01 How to help victims of Hurricane Laura on the Gulf Coast By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas At least 19 deaths in Louisiana and Texas were attributed to Hurricane Laura, which destroyed homes and businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. Here's how you can help those who have been impacted most by the… Continue reading
Sep 01 Attorneys file lawsuit seeking redress for Tulsa massacre By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The group is seeking reparations for the destruction of the city's once thriving Black district that was burned to the ground by an angry white mob. Continue reading