Jun 30 WATCH: Mnuchin says hardest-hit businesses should be next aid focus By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press There is about $128 billion in that program that has not been doled out from the popular Paycheck Protection Program that was designed to provide support to businesses if they keep their workers on the payroll. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Mississippi governor signs bill to remove Confederate emblem from state flag By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Republican governor signed the bill Tuesday afternoon, just two days after legislators passed it. Amid protests over racial injustice, Mississippi was under increasing pressure to lose a symbol that many see as racist. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:25 In states where coronavirus is surging, reopening plans put on hold By William Brangham The U.S. is now averaging roughly 40,000 new confirmed infections of COVID-19 each day. The caseload has more than doubled this month in at least 10 states, mostly in the South and the West. As some states put their reopening… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:19 What happened in Arizona? A public health expert explains his state’s virus surge In the U.S., some states that reopened their economies early are now reversing course as the virus surges back, sickening thousands and filling hospitals to capacity. Arizona's governor has ordered gyms, bars and other businesses to close again after reopening… Continue watching
Jun 30 Spanish colonial monuments fuel racial strife in U.S. Southwest By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Spain's enduring hold over the territory that is now New Mexico made it unlike other areas in the Southwest and opened the door for memorializing the Spanish influence. Continue reading
Jun 30 Ex-officer charged with felony murder of Rayshard Brooks is granted bond By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A judge on Tuesday set a bond of $500,000 for Garrett Rolfe, who faces charges including felony murder in the killing of the 27-year-old Black man. Continue reading
Jun 30 FDA head says agency won’t cut corners in studying COVID-19 vaccine candidates By Associated Press The head of the Food and Drug Administration says vaccine developers will be expected to study COVID-19 shots in racial minorities, the elderly, pregnant women and those with other health conditions. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Montana's highest court had struck down the tax credit as a violation of the state constitution's ban on state aid to religious schools. Continue reading
Jun 30 States issue new shutdowns, require masks amid coronavirus resurgence By Tamara Lush, Emily Schmall, Associated Press Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. Among… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. could reach 100,000 new cases a day By Associated Press Asked to forecast the outcome of recent surges in some states, Fauci said he can’t make an accurate prediction but believes it will be “very disturbing.”… Continue reading