Confirmed New Virus Cases Hit a New High in U.S.
The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000...
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Trump Administration Urges End to ACA as Pandemic Surges
As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s high court filing Thursday came the same day the...
Read MoreCountry Music Reckons With Racial Stereotypes and Its Future
When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman,” a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On her 2007 debut single, “Country Girl,” she...
Read MoreRayshard Brooks Struggled in System but Didn’t Hide His Past
Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice...
Read MoreNC Lawmakers Done With Most of Year’s Work After Marathon
North Carolina lawmakers finished most of their work for the year early Friday, setting another Medicaid overhaul date, funding a monument to honor African Americans and trying again to reopen businesses shuttered by Gov. Roy...
Read MoreTransportation Spending, Governing Changes Heading to Cooper
The General Assembly gave its final approval on Wednesday to a North Carolina transportation funding and governing overhaul following a recent stinging audit and COVID-19-related revenue declines at the Department of...
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Impatience Grows for Cops’ Arrests in Breonna Taylor’s Death
The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who...
Read MoreLGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus Shifts Amid Pandemic, Racial Unrest
LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the coronavirus pandemic drove it to the internet and after calls for racial equality sparked by the killing of George Floyd further overtook it....
Read MoreJustices Rule for Trump Administration in Deportation Case
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can deport some people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. The high court’s 7-2 ruling applies to people who fail their...
Read MoreAs Party Leaders Age, Progressive Black Democrats Take Stage
Yearning for change, a group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is rushing toward the national stage, igniting rank-and-file enthusiasm in a party dominated by aging white leaders. Charles Booker, 35, a...
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