Jul 16 Supreme Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A divided U.S Supreme Court has upheld a stay on a lower court ruling that would have given access to the ballot box to hundreds of thousands of Florida felons. Continue reading
Jul 16 Arkansas to require face masks to combat coronavirus surge By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The Republican governor issued the order Thursday after weeks of resisting such a requirement. His decision, which takes effect Monday, follows growing support from business and health leaders and comes a day after Bentonville-based Walmart said it would require customers… Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Rep. Bass, Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discuss police reforms, racial justice movement By Courtney Vinopal PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will moderate a forum July 17 alongside Democratic politicians addressing the racial injustice movement and calls for police reform. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Rep. Bass gives update on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act By PBS NewsHour Congressional Black Caucus chair, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., gives an update on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Watch the video in the player above. … Continue reading
Jul 16 Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules By Jeff Amy, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities say they want their requirements for people to wear masks in public to remain in place, even after Gov. Brian Kemp explicitly forbade cities and counties from mandating face coverings. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Secretary Pompeo attends discussion on human rights By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak to the commission on unalienable rights on July 16, 2020. Continue reading
Jul 16 Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stayed at 1.3 million last week By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week. Continue reading
Jul 16 U.S. executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia By Michael Balsamo, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court early Thursday cleared the way for a second federal execution this week. Continue reading
Jul 15 Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 8:38 What administration criticism of Fauci says about Trump’s campaign The coronavirus rages on -- and so does the rhetorical battle over it. Some 137,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, and more than 3.5 million are infected. While Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, says the U.S. Continue watching