Jul 01 Mississippi retires former state flag to museum By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi officials are having a ceremony to relegate the former state flag to history. The gathering Wednesday comes a day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a new law removing official status from the last state banner in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus criticizes Trump for keeping Confederate names on military bases By Associated Press The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says she doesn't understand why Trump would want to keep the names of "traitors" on military bases. Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears. Continue reading
Jul 01 NYC delays resumption of indoor dining at restaurants By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would ignite a spike in coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Jul 01 Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S. By Mike Stobbe, Nicky Forster, Associated Press Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Jul 01 San Francisco will stop releasing mug shots By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press San Francisco police will stop making public the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the city's police chief announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Seattle cops start clearing ‘occupied’ zone, make arrests By Martha Bellisle, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Seattle police showed up Wednesday in force at the city's "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. Continue reading
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