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Parents and students reevaluate college costs amid virtual learning

For higher education, the pandemic has forced major questions about affordability and cost into the spotlight. Both students and parents are hesitant to spend tens of thousands of dollars on classes taken via video, and many feel that the loss…

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GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting after restrictions eased

By Eric Tucker, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The Republican Party heads into its first presidential contest this November free from decades-old legal constraints on the use of volunteers to monitor the polls on Election Day.

Politically charged 'black-ish' episode gets belated home

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

A politically charged episode of “black-ish” from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu. In a social media post, “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris said he can't wait for people to see the episode for themselves.

Navajo Nation president asks Trump to commute death sentence

By Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has asked President Donald Trump to commute the death sentence of a Navajo man convicted in the 2001 killing of a fellow tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter. Nez cited the tribe's…

Joe Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

By Alexandra Jaffe, Kathleen Ronayne, Will Weissert, Associated Press

It's a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on a major party's presidential ticket for the first time in history.

Big Ten and Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid COVID-19 concerns

By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

Both conferences cited the risk of trying to keep players from contracting and spreading the coronavirus when the programs are not operating in a bubble like the NBA and NHL are doing.

Colorado attorney general announces broader probe of police

By Colleen Slevin, Patty Nieberg, Associated Press

Also Tuesday, McClain's parents sued the Aurora Police Department and medical officials. It accuses police of a longstanding pattern of brutality and racism.

Oprah Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards

By Associated Press

First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her message with billboards demanding justice for the Kentucky woman shot to death during a police raid.

Activist's arrest in Portland galvanizes Black Lives Matter

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

The arrest during a protest in Portland, Oregon, of a Black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago has galvanized local and national Black Lives…