• On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    Oct 15, 2020 07:07 PM EST

    ... understand the intersection of sexual violence and structural racism. And so we really have a lot of work to do." They also noted the Breonna Taylor case and the #SayHerName campaign, which brings attention to Black women like Taylor whose cases go unheard or are silenced. Burke said she herself ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials

    News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials

    Oct 02, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    ... new milestone in the state's worst fire season on record. Hours of Kentucky grand jury recordings in the case over the killing of Breonna Taylor were made public today. In the tapes, Louisville police said that they identified themselves before bursting into Taylor's apartment and fatally shooting her ...

  • 2 Louisville police officers shot, but unclear if tied to protests

    2 Louisville police officers shot, but unclear if tied to protests

    Sep 24, 2020 01:18 AM EST

    ... do not need to wait for the final judgment of that investigation to do more to deliver justice for Breonna." He said the country should start by addressing excessive force, banning chokeholds and overhauling no-knock warrants. "We must never stop speaking Breonna's name as we work to reform ...

  • Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title

    Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title

    Sep 12, 2020 10:24 PM EST

    ... the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, she lifted her game, and Azarenka couldn’t sustain her start. By the end, Osaka pulled away to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback victory for her second U.S. Open championship and ...

  • 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 ...