Jul 03 Watch 6:13 How advertiser boycott could yield ‘watershed moment’ for Facebook By Stephanie Sy Facebook is under increasing pressure to regulate and remove extremist and hateful content from its platform. Several major corporations have pledged to stop buying ads on the social media site during July unless the company acts. With advertising comprising 98… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:20 A tipping point for Washington, D.C., football team’s name A decades-old controversy over the name of the Washington, D.C., football team has reached a tipping point. After years of public outcry condemning the name as a racial slur aimed at Native Americans, the organization is finally considering a change. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 3:17 In memory of 5 more U.S. victims of the coronavirus By Judy Woodruff We remember five more victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, including a beloved Virginia postal carrier, a Holocaust survivor and a 35-year-old DNA scientist. Judy Woodruff has their stories. Continue watching
Jul 03 For some Americans, July 4 is a time not to celebrate, but reflect By Courtney Vinopal The document signed more than 200 years ago declaring the United States’ independence from Britain contained within it inherent contradictions. Continue reading
Jul 03 Officer who stopped Elijah McClain fired after photos emerge of him mimicking chokehold By Colleen Slevin, Patty Nieberg, Associated Press One of the three white officers who stopped Elijah McClain has been fired over photos showing colleagues reenacting the chokehold used before the Black man died last year, according to documents from prosecutors. Continue reading
Jul 03 MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945 By Beth Harris, Associated Press The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic. The 2021 game is set for Atlanta’s Truist Park, home to the Braves since 2017. Continue reading
Jul 03 Missing Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen was killed at Fort Hood, report says By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America Federal and military investigators say a soldier missing since April was killed and dismembered by a fellow soldier stationed at the same Texas base. The revelation followed demands for the Army to release details about its investigation of the disappearance. Continue reading
Jul 03 Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at July 4 Mount Rushmore celebration By Stephen Groves Trump is expected to speak at a Mount Rushmore event, which has issued 7,500 tickets to watch fireworks that he previewed on Thursday as a "display like few people have seen."… Continue reading
Jul 03 Analysis: There’s more than one way to be patriotic. National Parks can show us how By Jennifer Ladino, The Conversation President Trump is scheduled to appear at an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3. For some, this event will symbolize love of country. Others will see it very differently… Continue reading