OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Officials say a third Douglas County Corrections employee has tested positive for…
Day: May 31, 2020
Vanderbilt defensive analyst Osia Lewis, 57, dies of cancer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Vanderbilt senior defensive analyst Osia Lewis died Sunday following a lengthy battle…
Valencia ‘surprised’ at Atalanta coach’s virus revelation
When Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was struggling with the coronavirus in mid-March, the prospect of…
Young players call for ‘Justice for George Floyd’ in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Four young soccer players in Germany’s Bundesliga addressed the death of George Floyd…
US sending Brazil 2M doses of hydroxychloroquine and 1,000 ventilators
The United States sent 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to Brazil. Billed as a demonstration of…
Brown fires director of Employment Department over delays
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Governor Kate Brown has fired the head of the Oregon Employment Department…
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials sought to determine Sunday whether extremist groups had infiltrated police brutality…
Utah police brutality groups reflect on volatile protests
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A leading anti-police brutality activist in Utah condemned the destruction of…
Checkpoints keeping out visitors come down in Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – Checkpoints leading into the Florida Keys are coming down two months…
Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Police say they used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Brazil’s…
‘They’re gonna blame black people for this’: Video shows black woman confronting white protesters defacing Los Angeles business
Video taken during protests in Los Angeles Saturday shows a black woman confronting white rioters seconds…
‘Do black vets count?’: Lincoln and WWII Memorial among DC landmarks vandalized during riots
The morning after peaceful protests in Washington, D.C., turned violent, images show several historic landmarks have…
MSNBC Contributor on Antifa Announcement: Could Be ‘One Small Step Away’ from Trump Designating Political Opponents as ‘Enemies of the State’
President Donald Trump said today that the U.S. will designate antifa as a terrorist organization, in…
Public officials announce 60 new COVID-19 deaths in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) – Public health officials on Sunday announced 1,343 new cases of COVID-19 and 60…
Analysis: Budget writing complicated by pandemic revenue dip
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi tax collections were robust for the first several months of the…
DC leaders and business owners prepare for third night of George Floyd protests with extra protections
Washington, D.C., is preparing for a third night of protests with increased protections after 17 arrests…
‘Not just at the border’: CBP to deploy agents and aircraft as riots rage across US
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy agents across the country as riots have spread in…
Minneapolis city councilman and son of Minnesota attorney general declares support for antifa
Jeremiah Ellison, a Minneapolis city council member and the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison,…
Analysis: Louisiana Legislature asserting its independence
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Pressing to assert their constitutional independence, Louisiana’s Republican legislative leaders are…
History, right now: Echoes of 1968, and other American years
The streets were on fire as National Guard troops streamed into American cities. The shouts were…