Jun 14 US base namesakes include slaveholders, failed generals By Dan Sewell, Associated Press The 10 generals include some who made costly battlefield blunders; others mistreated captured Union soldiers, some were slaveholders and one was linked to the Ku Klux Klan after the war. Continue reading
Jun 14 Trump rally called 'dangerous move' in age of coronavirus By Carla K. Johnson, Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma… Continue reading
Jun 13 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's law and order and misinformation By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Trump's week of law and order rhetoric came with heavy doses of misinformation as he stretched to blame unrest on radical leftists and to put three loaded words — “defund the police” — in the mouth of a Democratic rival… Continue reading
Jun 13 Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia By Frank Bajak, Associated Press A top Georgia voting official, voting implementation manager Gabriel Sterling, said Friday that he had seen no evidence yet of the issue and found it difficult to believe the reports were “an active description of what is happening on the… Continue reading
Jun 13 World joins US protests but leaders restrained about Trump By David Rising, Associated Press The leaders of traditional allies of the United States have taken pains to avoid criticizing Trump directly, walking a fine line to reconcile international diplomacy with domestic outrage. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: At West Point, Trump appeals for unity in troubled times By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday will addressed the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump reschedules campaign rally after Juneteenth uproar By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he is rescheduling his first campaign rally in months to a day later so it won't conflict with the Juneteenth observance of the end of slavery in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 12 Kentucky panel votes to remove Davis statue from Capitol By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press A Kentucky commission has voted to take down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the state Capitol. The panel supported a push from the governor as the country faces protests against police brutality following the deaths of African… Continue reading
Jun 12 Some states hit pause, others press on amid spike in virus By Paul J. Weber, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Utah and Oregon have hit the pause button, putting any further reopenings of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases. But there is no turning back in such states as Texas, California, Arkansas and Arizona despite flashing… Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump administration revokes transgender health protections By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading