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McGrath Raises Russia Bounty Issue in Kentucky Senate Race
Democratic Senate nominee Amy McGrath challenged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to disclose what he knows about intelligence assessments suggesting Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops.
LAPD Funding Slashed by $150M, Reducing Number of Officers
City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade.
Black Businesses See Increased Sales Amid Racial Reckoning
As the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer has fueled a worldwide outcry against racism and police brutality, many on social media are encouraging people to shop at Black-owned businesses.
GOP Candidate is Latest Linked to QAnon Conspiracy Theory
When Lauren Boebert was asked in May about QAnon, she didn't shy away from the far-right conspiracy theory, which advances unproven allegations about a so-called deep state plot.
Trump Says He Looks Like Lone Ranger in A Mask and Likes It
After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it.
Trump, Top Officials Defend Response to Russia Bounty Threat
Criticized for inaction, President Donald Trump and top officials stepped up their defense of the administration's response to intelligence assessments that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops.
Fox News' Ed Henry Fired After Sexual Misconduct Allegation
Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Senate Extends Small Business Coronavirus Relief Program
Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday.
Mexico's Legacy Airline Aeromexico Files for Bankruptcy
Mexico's oldest legacy airline, Aeromexico, said Tuesday it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, a form of bankruptcy in which the carrier can keep operating while its debts and obligations are sorted out.
Workers Filed More Than 4,100 Complaints About Protective Gear. Some Still Died.
The complaint logs, which have been made public, show thousands of desperate pleas from workers seeking better protective gear for their hospitals, medical offices and nursing homes.
Striking Shipbuilders Are Losing Health Coverage in Pandemic
Striking workers from Machinists Union Local S6 will be responsible for their own insurance effective Wednesday, just days after three workers who carpooled together tested positive for the coronavirus.
Russian Bounties Further Strain Trump's Bond with Veterans
Just four months before the November election, reports that President Trump ignored or was unaware of a Russian plot to kill U.S. troops could intensify tensions between Trump and military veterans.
NYC Passes Austere Budget That Cuts $1B from NYPD
New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year.
Interfaith Group: No Buddhist or Hindu Statues in Nightclubs
Representatives of the Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Jewish and Christian traditions have formed an improbable alliance to end the practice of using sacred Buddhist and Hindu statues as decor.
Analysis: What Trump Leaves Unspoken Carries Consequences
President Donald Trump seems to rarely leave a thought unspoken. Of late, though, it is increasingly clear there are things Trump won't say — and they are tied to the most important issues of his presidency.
`You Broke My Wrist!' Police Sued for Taking Down Wrong Man
Body camera video shows Antonio Arnelo Smith handing his driver's license to a Black police officer before a white officer walks up behind him, wraps him in a bear hug and slams him face-first to the ground.
Trump's Two Russias Confound Coherent U.S. Policy
For the past three years, the administration has careered between President Donald Trump's attempts to curry favor and friendship with Vladimir Putin and deep-seated concerns about Putin's intentions.
Oklahoma Voters Narrowly Approve Medicaid Expansion
Oklahoma voters narrowly decided on Tuesday to expand Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands low-income residents, becoming the first state to amend its Constitution to do so.
St. Louis Mayor Blasted for Revealing Identity of Protesters
Alderwoman Megan Green said Krewson's action was "designed to intimidate and to quell dissent and to stop a movement that is happening not just locally" but across the country.
Women Taken from African Mothers by Belgium Now Want Redress
During colonial times thousands of biracial children known as "métis" were taken away and raised in Belgian institutions as the colonial power promoted a strict separation of white and Black people.