Mississippi has the country's highest COVID-19 case rate, followed by Florida, Kentucky and Louisiana, according to federal data. With more than 101,000 Americans now hospitalized with COVID-19, the U.S. is steadily approaching its hospitalization peak…
Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for swift indictment of…
National civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot multiple times in the back by a police officer, in calling for prosecutors to indict the officer…
Speaker Pelosi says Biden shouldnt debate President Trump…
She demands Republicans provide "flood of money" for COVID-19 relief package. August 27, 2020, 5:17 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks…
GOP convention ignores inconvenient realities amid unrest and…
It was a night where the GOP defined itself the way it wants to be viewed August 27, 2020, 3:40 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article For a divided…
Trump to address Wisconsin unrest in RNC acceptance…
After days of public silence on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, it remained unclear Thursday afternoon whether President Donald Trump would directly address the shooting in his nomination acceptance speech Thursday night.…
Trump campaign says he may directly address Jacob…
After days of President Donald Trump's silence on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, his campaign communications director said he may directly address the latest incident involving police treatment of an unarmed black…
NBA to resume playoffs, but Thursdays games postponed
The decision comes after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play on Wednesday. August 27, 2020, 4:22 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The NBA players have decided to resume…
New Zealand mosque attacker sentenced to life in…
"Your crimes are so wicked that even if you are detained until you die, it will not exhaust the requirements of punishment," said Judge Cameron Mander on Thursday, handing down New Zealand's maximum sentence to…
6 arrested as violent protest erupts in Minneapolis…
Violence erupted in Minneapolis overnight when protesters took to the streets, some looting and vandalizing businesses, after social media posts wrongly claimed officers fatally shot a Black man who police alleged died by suicide following…