The president over the weekend used a racist term to describe the deadly coronavirus pandemic during a campaign rally, to cheers from those in the audience.
Officials attribute at least part of the rise to a decline in social distancing as people venture out into the world again. The majority of new cases are in Southern California and the Central Valley.
The co-leaders of the task force, Charles Ramsey and Laurie Robinson, say their 2015 report is still a valuable playbook. But there are things — for instance, about hiring practices — they would add.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrea Bernstein, a co-host of the Trump Inc. podcast for WNYC, about what led to the firing of Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
A noose was found in the garage of NASCAR's only black driver in the top circuit Sunday. And a delayed race at Talladega Monday became the first real test of NASCAR's ban of the Confederate flag.
Minnesota legislators have adjourned a special session without passing any of the police reform proposals they debated after the killing of George Floyd. The partisan differences prevented a deal.
Some California prosecutors are calling for an end a practice of police unions donating to political campaigns of district attorneys — those who will invariably hear cases of police misconduct.