Jun 06 Tropical Storm Cristobal advances toward US Gulf Coast By Associated Press A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America. Continue reading
Jun 05 NFL says it was wrong not to listen to player protests over racial equality By Associated Press One day after Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support. Continue reading
Jun 05 Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone. Four years later, his protest is widely viewed as prescient. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:11 Trump draws criticism for saying jobs numbers reflect ‘great day’ for George Floyd By Stephanie Sy The U.S. enters another weekend still echoing with outrage over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, plus more reports of police violence in the subsequent protests. But there is also news of some economic recovery, with more than 2… Continue watching
Jun 05 California police must stop training officers to use neck hold, governor says By Adam Beam, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 10:43 Garcetti: Eliminating police would be the wrong response to misconduct The nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd are forcing many state and local government officials to closely examine their law enforcement agencies and practices. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday his proposal to cut $150 million from… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 3:22 Stories of 5 coronavirus victims in the U.S. By Judy Woodruff Even as unrest and mass protests dominate national headlines, the novel coronavirus continues to take more lives. We share stories of five victims, including a baker who endured internment during World War II, a veteran of the Fire Department of… Continue watching
Jun 05 White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing By David Bauder, Associated Press The White House abandoned social distancing for reporters attending President Donald Trump's Rose Garden event Friday. The reason? It looks better, according to the presidential aide who ordered the journalists' seats to be placed closer together. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 56:45 Race Matters: America in Crisis, A PBS NewsHour Special As the United States grapples with widespread unrest after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, our fraught national relationship with race is again in the spotlight. How can we move forward from this moment? PBS NewsHour believes we… Continue watching
Jun 05 De Blasio faces criticism for downplaying rough police treatment of NYC protesters By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he had personally seen "no use of force around peaceful protests," belying social media posts and witness accounts of officers moving on demonstrators without provocation and hitting them with batons. Continue reading