May 18 Missouri officers accused of assaulting black woman, son By Jim Salter, Associated Press A lawsuit accuses four white suburban St. Louis police officers of brutalizing a 68-year-old black woman and her adult son after wrongly accusing them of stealing a television. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 7:01 As restrictions are lifted, how to apply lessons from health care workers to daily life In all but two U.S. states, stay-at-home orders are being lifted, and businesses are reopening. But can the lifting of restrictions be safe, when COVID-19 is still increasing in many parts of the country? Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham… Continue watching
May 18 WATCH: Virginia’s Northam says beaches can reopen ahead of Memorial Day By Associated Press The governor sternly warned that he could close the beaches again if his new rules aren’t followed. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: California’s Newsom relaxes criteria for counties to reopen By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press A decline in state hospitalizations in the last two weeks, the distribution of more personal protective equipment and the state's increased testing ability are all positive trend lines that allowed the state to relax its criteria, the governor said. Continue reading
May 18 Fired watchdog was investigating Saudi arms sale, Democrats say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Democrats said Monday that ousted Inspector General Steve Linick was probing how the State Department pushed through a $7 billion Saudi arms sale over congressional objections. Continue reading
May 18 Illinois Supreme Court disbars former Gov. Rod Blagojevich By Associated Press Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been officially disbarred. The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Monday that it revoked Blagojevich's law license. Continue reading
May 18 Rubio named acting chair of Senate intelligence panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is taking over a powerful committee in Congress. Republican leaders announced Monday that Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Continue reading
May 18 Barr doesn’t think FBI Russia investigations will lead to criminal probes By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect an investigation into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lead to criminal probes of either Joe Biden or former President Barack Obama. Continue reading
May 18 Trump says he’s taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine, despite FDA warnings By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Continue reading
May 18 Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot application and a host… Continue reading