Jun 12 Trump administration revokes transgender health protections By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:02 Is this the end for public monuments to the Confederacy? By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Ali Rogin More than 150 years after the Civil War, monuments, schools and roads across the country still bear the names of Confederate leaders. But amidst recent protests demanding racial equality, there is a renewed push to take down the monuments and… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 7:33 NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace on banning the Confederate flag and a new generation of fans NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag represents a major shift for a sport at whose races they have been ubiquitous. Successfully pushing for the ban this week was Bubba Wallace, a driver in NASCAR’s top series. He joins Amna… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 11:02 How members of Gen-Z are approaching this historic moment of change Gen-Z is entering adulthood as the U.S. grapples with systemic inequities in institutions from policing to education to health care. Student Reporting Labs, our journalism program for high school students, asked teenagers across the country how they're approaching the moment,… Continue watching
Jun 12 Businesses to start giving workers Juneteenth off By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and slavery. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:08 Remembering 5 more victims of the coronavirus By Judy Woodruff As more states push forward with reopening, the coronavirus continues to enact a devastating toll on families and communities across the country. Each week, we take a moment to remember a few of the remarkable individuals we have lost. Judy… Continue watching
Jun 12 Minneapolis takes step toward abolishing police By Associated Press Minneapolis City Council members took a first step Friday toward changing the City Charter to allow for abolishing the police department and replacing it with something else. Continue reading
Jun 12 Minnesota Senate GOP aim to block most policing overhaul plans By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Key Republican lawmakers in Minnesota say they'll block most of an ambitious effort by Democrats to remake policing in the state where George Floyd died and they plan to approve only a limited set of police accountability measures. Continue reading
Jun 12 Ella Jones will be Ferguson’s first black mayor. Here’s what she had to say about race and policing By Candice Norwood Jones spoke with the PBS NewsHour about her thoughts on police reform and this period in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 12 Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home during the pandemic? By Elizabeth Marder, Paloma Beamer, The Conversation Taking a trip this summer? You can do a lot to prevent coronavirus exposure, but you cannot take away all risk. It's important to practice caution. Continue reading