Jul 26 ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade By Associated Press Days after a federal judge paused the public release of New York City police disciplinary records, a news website has published a database containing complaint information for thousands of officers. Continue reading
Jul 26 AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Democrat… Continue reading
Jul 26 Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. The bridge became a landmark in the fight for racial justice when Lewis… Continue reading
Jul 26 Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask if he’s inside a business that requires them. He doesn’t make his officers… Continue reading
Jul 26 Tropical Storm Hanna drenches South Texas amid virus crisis By John L. Mone, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in… Continue reading
Jul 25 Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown By Associated Press Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. Continue reading
Jul 25 Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired By David Bauder, Associated Press The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 25 Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives By Juan A. Lozano, John L. Mone, Associated Press Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Texas’ Padre Island on Saturday afternoon. The storm made landfall about 15 miles (24 miles) north of Port Mansfield, Texas, with maximum winds of 90 mph (145 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in… Continue reading
Jul 25 Report: Television personality Regis Philbin dies at 88 By David Bauder, Associated Press Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement to the magazine. Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs By Sara Burnett, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. Continue reading