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California to vote on electric truck sales rule

By Adam Beam, Cuneyt Dil, Associated Press

The rule is aimed at helping the nation's most populous state clean up its air quality and would require a certain percentage of work truck sales each year to be zero-emission vehicles.

Why a temporary halt on reopening is ‘wholly inadequate’ to contain virus

The surge of new coronavirus infections is spreading wider and faster across the country, with 29 states reporting notable increases in cases. The head of the CDC also said it’s believed that at least 23 million Americans have been infected,…

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‘We have been through this before.’ Why anti-Asian hate crimes are rising amid coronavirus

By Ali Rogin, Amna Nawaz

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said last month it was concerned about how the pandemic was contributing to anti-Asian racism, noting in a list of recommendations for federal agencies that this kind of discrimination can not only lead to…

Bolton slams Trump for prioritizing reelection over pandemic response

By Daniel Bush

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of wasting time in responding to the coronavirus pandemic at the start of the year, arguing that he didn’t want to acknowledge a public health crisis that could…

Dixie Chicks shorten name to The Chicks in order to ‘meet this moment’

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

The term Dixie refers to Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederacy.

Body cameras are seen as key to police reform. But do they increase accountability?

By Candice Norwood

Despite widespread support for body cameras, the rules for how police use them vary widely from state to state, and department to department.

Whistleblower who warned about federal mismanagement of virus alleges ongoing retaliation

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A government whistleblower ousted from a top scientific job alleges that the Trump administration is intensifying its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. coronavirus response.

NYC judge rejects effort to halt publication of tell-all book by Trump’s niece

By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece.

Watchdogs say Trump’s 2019 Independence Day gala cost $13 million

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Government watchdogs say President Trump’s Fourth of July gala in the nation’s capital last year cost taxpayers more than $13 million, twice as much as previous celebrations.

U.S. GDP fell at 5.0% rate in first quarter, but worse is expected to come

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic.