Four former Minneapolis police officers were indicted in May for allegedly depriving Floyd of his rights on May 25, 2020, as Floyd, 46, was held face-down, handcuffed and not resisting.
Katherine Lee
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Third round of child tax credit payments goes out this week. Here’s what to know.
The temporarily enhanced tax credits provide eligible parents with up to $3,600 per child over the course of a year.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Second lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by multiple staffers at New Hampshire youth center
The lawsuit names the state health and human services commissioner and several former staffers.
Posted inNation & World
Climate change could force 200 million people to move by 2050
A World Bank report has found climate change could create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions.
Posted inNation & World
Court says DeSantis ban on school mask mandates back in force
The on-again, off-again ban to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students is back.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Republican group held ‘war games’ for state attorneys general before Trump loss
An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Biden issues sweeping new vaccine mandates affecting 100 million Americans
Telling the unvaccinated ‘your refusal has cost all of us,’ the president lays out plans to mandate vaccines for federal workers, require vaccinations or weekly tests for employees at companies with 100 or more workers, and lay the groundwork for booster shots.
Posted inNation & World, News
Justice Department sues Texas over restrictive new abortion law
‘The act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent,’ Attorney General Merrick Garland says in seeking to have it declared invalid.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Racial inequality has cost the U.S. nearly $23 trillion since 1990
The amount is likely to grow even larger as minority populations expand.
Posted inNation & World
Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID vaccine
The step comes ahead of the president’s speech Thursday afternoon outlining a six-pronged plan to address the latest rise in coronavirus cases.