Jun 02 Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, dies at 74 By Associated Press Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld has died at age 74. Unseld is one of two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same season. He died Tuesday after a series of… Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on incarceration practices during COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing June 2 on incarceration practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Biden says Trump is ‘consumed’ by ego, not leading during crisis By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden plans to blister President Donald Trump for directing authorities to drive back peaceful protesters outside the White House "in order to stage a photo op," saying Tuesday that the commander in chief "is more interested in power than… Continue reading
Jun 02 Death toll grows in national protests By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Amid protests seeking justice for a black man killed after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck, several people have lost their lives. Continue reading
Jun 02 Democratic governors reject Trump’s call to send in military By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Several Democratic governors on Monday pushed back against President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the U.S. military in reaction to the violence that has erupted across the country. Continue reading
Jun 01 CBO projects virus impact could trim GDP by $15.7 trillion By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. economy could be $15.7 trillion smaller over the next decade than it otherwise would have been if Congress does not mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jun 01 Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage By David Bauder, Associated Press The nation's unrest has made for spellbinding nights of television, with news networks jumping from city to city to show cars on fire, stores being broken into and confrontations with police. Continue reading
Jun 01 What is antifa? A look at the movement Trump is blaming for violence at protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump has blamed antifa activists for violence at protests over police killings of black people, but antifa isn't an organization, and targeting it isn't simple. Continue reading
Jun 01 Police fire tear gas to disperse D.C. protest so Trump could visit church By Associated Press The protesters appeared to be acting peacefully before they were dispersed by force. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:31 Death of George Floyd drives protests across the U.S. — and beyond By Yamiche Alcindor Cities across the U.S. are bracing for unrest as protests continue. Outrage over police killings of black victims, most recently that of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, has fueled demonstrations, and in some cases,… Continue watching