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
Jun 25 U.S. sent $1.4 billion in virus relief payments to dead people By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A government watchdog says nearly 1.1 million relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people in the government’s coronavirus aid program. Continue reading
Jun 25 Justices boost Trump administration’s power in asylum cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration's ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. Continue reading
Jun 25 This environmental justice activist breaks down deep ties between racism and climate change By Beth Gardiner, Yale Environmental 360 Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre has long focused on the connections between racial injustice and the environment and climate change. In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, she hopes people may finally… Continue reading
Jun 25 How COVID-19 has made some colleges question the academic calendar By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report You won’t know it from their mostly empty campuses, but colleges and universities will be bustling this summer. Experts say it’s time to rethink a calendar that dates back to when students had to go home to help on the… Continue reading
Jun 25 Impatience grows for cops’ arrests in Breonna Taylor’s death By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Continue reading