A new pandemic threat could be simmering in China. Anthony Fauci says he hopes a vaccine would be widely available early in 2021. Tuesday’s news.
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New Mexico restaurant vandalized with racist slurs and white supremacist messages
Local authorities in Santa Fe, New Mexico, launched a hate crime investigation after vandals attacked a restaurant with white supremacist messages and racial slurs.
Protest updates: Minnesota jail officers allege discrimination; Junipero Serra statues toppled in California; 2 shootings in Seattle
No arrests have been made in Seattle’s shooting that left one dead. Minneapolis officers file racial discrimination complaint. Latest protest news.
Live updates: ‘We’re fighting violence,’ Sharpton says on Juneteenth; discipline records for charged Atlanta ex-cop
Garrett Rolfe’s incident records. Brett Hankison, an officer involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, is fired. Friday is Juneteenth. Latest news.
From California to New York, Latinos are responding to 2020 Census at a slower rate than US average, data shows
More than 60% of the U.S. has responded to the 2020 Census. Areas with large Latino populations are moving at a slower rate, though, data shows.
NYPD says ‘no criminality’ after officers fall ill after drinking milkshakes at Shake Shack in Manhattan
The officers complained of “not feeling well” before being hospitalized and later released, the NYPD said in a statement.
San Diego defies calls to ‘defund the police,’ but it ‘won’t be business as usual’ in California’s second largest city
The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 late Monday to increase funding for its police department by $27 million after nearly 10 hours of public comment.
Coronavirus news and updates: Global deaths top 400K; US officials urge demonstrators to get tested; New York to allow in-person graduations
Global deaths top 400,000. U.S. officials urge demonstrators to get tested. NY to allow in-person graduations. The latest coronavirus news.
California police officer under investigation, will be held ‘accountable’ for his actions against George Floyd protesters
A San Jose police officer is under internal investigation for yelling at demonstrators who were protesting the death of George Floyd last week.
The birth of the #WalkWithUs movement: Local leaders join George Floyd protesters across US in a show of solidarity
As local leaders have joined protesters to show solidarity in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the #WalkWithUs hashtag has blossomed on social media.