• NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting

    NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting

    Aug 27, 2020 03:48 PM EST

    "If a statement is going to be made by this league in solidarity and everyone standing up, it's got to start with them," he said. "If we're going to put pressure on the people in the country who make change, for accountability, it's got to start ...

  • Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris

    Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris

    Aug 17, 2020 08:33 PM EST

    In fact, Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman and a face of young progressives, and Castro, who set the 2020 presidential field's left flank on immigration, will be featured during the four-night convention. But Taylor's sentiment underscores the complexity in Biden's effort to corral the spectrum ...

  • What is QAnon? How the conspiracy theory gained traction in 2020 campaign

    What is QAnon? How the conspiracy theory gained traction in 2020 campaign

    Aug 12, 2020 10:50 PM EST

    ... 20 candidates, all Republicans, except one independent, with varying levels of support for QAnon conspiracies, have advanced to November's general election. And now Marjorie Taylor Greene's name will be on the ballot as well. To look more closely at the rise and spread of the QAnon conspiracy on ...

  • Mississippi's only federally recognized Native American tribe bears brunt of state's outbreak

    Mississippi's only federally recognized Native American tribe bears brunt of state's outbreak

    Aug 05, 2020 05:39 PM EST

    ... Friday, Mississippi recorded its highest single-day coronavirus-related fatality count, 52. As a community health technician, Taylor, 53, took the virus seriously from the start. She answered calls from tribe members with symptoms and delivered medicine. In June, she fell ill herself. Kristina Taylor, 18, one of Sharon's ...

  • Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end?

    Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end?

    Jul 30, 2020 08:44 PM EST

    “Would I like #challengeaccepted to have more of an activist bent? Absolutely," Vie said. "Do I want to say people are doing it completely wrong and they shouldn't bother posting? No, because you have to start somewhere.” Activists who work on women’s rights internationally say they are ...

  • As Trump's poll numbers fall, these Senate races have become more competitive

    As Trump's poll numbers fall, these Senate races have become more competitive

    Jul 24, 2020 10:40 PM EST

    Lisa Desjardins: OK, let's focus on some of these fascinating races. Let's start in Maine. Senator Susan Collins used to be the most popular U.S. senator of any party, or at least one of them. Now she is in the race of her life against Sara Gideon ...

  • Trump says he'll send federal agents to more cities -- even though they don't want them

    Trump says he'll send federal agents to more cities -- even though they don't want them

    Jul 23, 2020 10:50 PM EST

    ... Wheeler. It was the 56th consecutive night of protests in Portland, most of them peaceful. But near the federal courthouse, tensions have been high. Wolfgang Taylor: One person throws a water bottle, and they start throwing tear gas at us and shooting us with rubber bullets and pepper bombs. Yamiche ...

  • How anti-racism is a treatment for the 'cancer' of racism

    How anti-racism is a treatment for the 'cancer' of racism

    Jul 08, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor have sparked a renewed dialogue on racism in America. Reform advocates want policy and institutional changes, but individuals are also asking how they can address their own inherent racism. Amna Nawaz talks to Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to ...

  • WATCH: McCarthy addresses policing overhaul bill at weekly news briefing

    WATCH: McCarthy addresses policing overhaul bill at weekly news briefing

    Jun 25, 2020 05:42 PM EST

    ... that started a long time ago and this movement will not be deterred," Harris said. She urged colleagues to "let the beginning be today" and start new talks toward a better bill. Both bills share common elements that could be grounds for a compromise. They would create a national database ...

  • WATCH: Democrats hold news conference ahead of House vote on policing act

    WATCH: Democrats hold news conference ahead of House vote on policing act

    Jun 25, 2020 01:56 PM EST

    ... that started a long time ago and this movement will not be deterred," Harris said. She urged colleagues to "let the beginning be today" and start new talks toward a better bill. Both bills share common elements that could be grounds for a compromise. They would create a national database ...