Jul 23 WATCH: C.T. Vivian, civil rights pioneer, laid to rest in Atlanta By Jeff Martin, Associated Press The nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an enduring imprint on U.S. history. Continue reading
Jul 23 Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 22 Mississippi civil rights figure Charles Evers dies By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Charles Evers, the older brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers and a longtime figure in Mississippi politics, has died in Mississippi. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:40 U.S. sees spreading infection, spiking deaths and dwindling supply of PPE By Stephanie Sy The summer surge in coronavirus cases is now fueling a corresponding spike in deaths, with over 1,000 recorded in just 24 hours for the first time in weeks. In California, which now has the most confirmed infections in the nation,… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:15 U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says More than 1,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were reported Tuesday. As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how… Continue watching
Jul 22 Sierra Club calls out founder John Muir for racist views By Brian Melley, Associated Press The Oakland, California-based environmental group said Wednesday that Muir was part of the group's history perpetuating white supremacy. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: Trump says he's sending more federal agents to police cities In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump will send federal agents to Chicago, Kansas City and Albuquerque to fight violent crime. They will be drawn from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 9:29 How the pandemic is complicating America's addiction crisis By William Brangham, Mike Fritz According to preliminary data, drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 Americans in 2019, a record high. Now, it appears that 2020 is on track to be even worse, as the U.S. has witnessed a startling rise in overdoses during the pandemic. Continue watching
Jul 22 House votes to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol By Matthew Daly, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The vote Wednesday comes as communities nationwide reexamine the people memorialized with statues. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:59 What's at stake with political and pandemic challenges for 2020 census On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memo aiming to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the census count that determines how many members of Congress are allocated to each state. The census is conducted once in a decade, but… Continue watching