Jun 25 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. Continue reading
Jun 25 Some private schools getting more virus relief funding than public schools, under DeVos formula By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. Continue reading
Jun 25 Protesters demand removal of statues depicting freed Black American kneeling before Lincoln By William J. Kole, Associated Press Calls are mounting for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed Black American kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Democratic leaders deliver a news conference on D.C. statehood By Andrew Taylor, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Friday's vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the first time in the House, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate. Continue reading
Jun 25 Disney to change ride tied to Jim Crow film By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, “Song of the South," which features many racist stereotypes and Old South… Continue reading
Jun 25 As many as 20 million in U.S. have had COVID-19, officials say — 10 times more than previously thought By Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer U.S. officials believe as many as 20 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus since it first arrived in the country. That's nearly 10 times as many infections as the 2.3 million cases that have been confirmed so far. Continue reading
Jun 25 NASA names D.C. headquarters for ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer, Mary Jackson By Associated Press NASA is naming its headquarters in Washington after the space agency's first African American female engineer. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: McCarthy addresses policing overhaul bill at weekly news briefing By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: How to combat the mental toll of racism By Justin Stabley The deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police have pushed race in America to the forefront of the national conversation. But for many, discussions about racism and the reality of living in America as a Black person happen… Continue reading
Jun 25 NYPD officer charged with using banned chokehold By Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges of strangulation and attempted… Continue reading