Jun 02 Trump 2020 election probe grand jury to hear from Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger By Associated Press Georgia's top elections official has entered a courthouse in Atlanta where he was summoned to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jun 02 Historic California report on systemic racism in law and policy hailed by slave reparations advocates By Janie Har, Associated Press California released an exhaustive report detailing how government laws and policies perpetuated discrimination against African Americans. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Secretary Blinken gives report on religious freedom around the world By News Desk The State Department released its 2021 International Religious Freedom Report on Thursday, which contains data on the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries. … Continue reading
Jun 02 Gunman armed with rifle kills 4 people at Tulsa medical building By Sean Murphy, Jill Bleed, Associated Press A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people in an attack that ended with… Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: House committee considers legislation to raise age limit for buying certain firearms By News Desk and Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House is preparing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Harris remarks on canceled student loan debt for former Corinthian College students By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris announced that hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled. Continue reading
Jun 01 Congressional stalemate makes a quick compromise on COVID funding unlikely By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don't approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic's next wave. Continue reading
Jun 01 Biden administration erases $5.8 billion in debt for students of fraudulent college By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Buffalo grand jury formally charges suspect for racist rampage that killed 10 In our news wrap Wednesday, a grand jury in Buffalo formally charged a white 18-year-old suspect for the massacre of 10 Black people at a supermarket, Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as chief operating officer for Meta, Shanghai residents celebrated… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 5:22 ‘We’re not getting anything conclusive,’ Texas state senator says on Uvalde police probe In Uvalde, it will take two full weeks for the community to hold funerals for the 21 lives lost in the school shooting. But even as the grieving continues the community is awaiting reports about the law enforcement response amid… Continue watching