Three felony charges were filed against Steve Watkins, a Republican, shortly before he appeared in a televised debate ahead of the state’s primary election.
A new study looks at what might have been a dangerous outbreak — had it not been for vigilant mask wearing.
Long lines. Pizza at the polls. Absentee ballots that never showed up. And that’s just the warm-up to November.
After a five-month PGA Tour layoff, Woods will try to adjust to competing without his usual throng of spectators at the Memorial Tournament this weekend. “It’s just a silent and different world.”
Some workers are calling on the industry to shut down plants in states where virus cases have increased sharply in recent weeks.
Hours after a 5-to-4 vote by the Supreme Court, Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Ind., for his role in the 1996 murder of a family of three.
From my elders, I learned that justice is sometimes seven generations away or more — and inevitable.
On a road trip to Detroit, reflections on the car as a symbol of aspiration and adventure. But if you’re Black in America, that lovely machine isn’t always a refuge.
In 1921, the city of Tulsa erupted in a spasm of hate and fire that destroyed its prosperous Black district. A century later, excavators are uncovering a “crime scene.”
A district court in Washington, D.C., had put the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee on hold hours before it was to be carried out. The Supreme Court cleared the way in an unsigned ruling.
An immigrant from Mexico, Mr. Morón established a metalwork company and earned the loyalty of clients and employees. He has died of Covid-19.
Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup costs left to taxpayers.
As a congressional staff member, Mr. Smith once wore a hoodie in a demonstration on Capitol Hill protesting the death of Trayvon Martin. Now President Trump calls him “my star.”
The president has picked fights with Michigan’s governor, attorney general and secretary of state over voting rights and the coronavirus. They haven’t backed down.
Live Nation’s outdoor music series attracted many captain hats, but few masks (which weren’t required).
This election, some Democrats argue, offers the party the provocative possibility of a new path to the presidency, even as others warn against overconfidence.
After decades of betrayals and broken treaties, the Supreme Court ruled that much of Oklahoma is their land, after all.
The Justice Department immediately appealed the injunction, issued after family members of the victims of the crime argued that the coronavirus made it unsafe for them to travel to witness the execution.
A third of states have strict measures in place for visitors, from mandatory testing to quarantine requirements.
High-grade municipal bond portfolios have been among the best places to find income.
Neither does President Trump.
Video footage of the attack, in Bloomington, showed a car zooming forward as a woman clung to its hood and a man clutched the driver’s side, his foot grazing the asphalt.
As President Trump and others push to get students back in the classroom this fall, educators say they need more support and clearer guidelines.
A 5-4 decision declaring that much of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation could reshape criminal justice in the area by preventing state authorities from prosecuting Native Americans.
As President Trump and others push to get students back in the classroom this fall, educators say they need more support and clearer guidelines.
“They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me,” Mr. Floyd pleaded, according to a body camera transcript in court filings by a former officer who wants the charges against him dismissed.
Dr. Bruce Dart, the director of the Tulsa Health Department, said Tulsa County had reported nearly 500 new cases of Covid-19 in the past two days.
Vauhxx Booker said a group of white men surrounded him, pinned him against a tree and threatened to “get a noose” after he and his friends had gathered near Lake Monroe.
A Tudor Revival home in St. Paul, a rebuilt 1875 farmhouse in Nashville and a 1910 rowhouse in Richmond.
A Tudor Revival home in St. Paul, Minn.; a rebuilt 1875 farmhouse in Nashville; and a 1910 rowhouse in Richmond.
They studied for years to get full-time jobs. Now, they’re right back where they started.
The boy’s mother said she wondered what had provoked the attacker “to lash out at a child.”
In recent days, one person was killed in Seattle and two people were injured in Bloomington, Ind. Dozens of similar incidents have occurred across the United States.
Mateo Mackbee and Erin Lucas left Minneapolis for a small central Minnesota community, where they are using their restaurant, bakery and farm to promote diversity and teach children about food.
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, chefs and restaurateurs are looking for ways to fix the racial imbalance.
From the pandemic to protests to arson, Du Nord Craft Spirits has dealt with repeated turmoil and emerged with a new purpose.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
Trump has gone to the well one time too many.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
At this point, we know what we’re getting. Can America be persuaded to sign up for it again?
Readers discuss the president’s call for a defense of U.S. monuments, his portrayal of the left as fascists and his comment that Covid-19 was almost always “totally harmless.”
The event had the approval of state and local officials to host a limited capacity of spectators when it opens in Dublin, Ohio, on July 16, but scrapped those plans citing rising Covid-19 cases.
For Trump, the truth about patriarchal white supremacy defiles the American heroes who practiced it.
Nine children under the age of 18 have been shot dead in Chicago since June 20.
Instead of the usual media circus, this summer’s made-for-TV political confabs will have a whole lot less TV.
The cartoon, which showed Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a Star of David mask as people are loaded into a cattle car, was posted Friday on the Facebook page of a newspaper owned by a Republican county chairman.
Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a “new far-left fascism” that imperils American values and seeks to erase history.
After George Floyd’s death, pent-up frustrations, provocateurs and inexperienced leadership led to mayhem for three nights.
Our nation’s founding was a mess of contradictions. We must push America closer to its ideals.
Court records said that the “dangerous and unnecessary tasing” by two officers in Wilson, Okla., was a “substantial factor” in the death of Jared Lakey, 28, a year ago.
Largely outside of the limelight, athletes like Maya Moore, who helped win the freedom of Jonathan Irons in a questionable conviction, have led the charge for social change.
The 29-year-old Democratic Party chairman in this key Wisconsin county has a plan for Joe Biden.
Widely circulated videos showed a white woman pointing a gun at a Black woman as she filmed with her cellphone in a parking lot in Orion Township, Mich.
He helped build his hometown for four decades. He also enjoyed fixing things and taking care of loved ones. He had tested positive for the coronavirus.
The former presidential candidate attended the president’s indoor rally in Oklahoma last month. He was hospitalized on Wednesday.
Governors were closing bars — again — in some states as coronavirus clusters emerged. Even federal health officials have pointed to bars as a problem.
People cycled through jails on minor offenses are taking the virus back to their communities.
The W.N.B.A. star took time away from basketball to help Irons overturn his conviction.
Two critical court decisions gave both parties hope in a state where election margins are often razor thin.
The victims were part of what the Human Rights Campaign has called an “epidemic of violence” against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the United States.
Millions of additional coronavirus tests may be processed with “pooling,” enabling widespread surveillance as the country struggles to reopen.
Oklahoma is the latest state where voters, in choosing to expand Medicaid, have delivered a rebuke to their elected officials.
The South Dakota landmark has drawn criticism over the land it occupies, the main sculptor behind it and the legacies of the men it memorializes.
Peoria, Ill., was a place where marketers and politicians honed their messages. The pandemic and protests have made clear the sharply different realities of its Black and white residents.
A Dutch colonial-style house in Westerly, a condo in a converted commercial building in Grand Rapids and a goat farm in Lancaster County.
A Dutch Colonial-style house in Westerly, R.I.; a condo in a converted commercial building in Grand Rapids, Mich.; and a goat farm in Peach Bottom, Pa.
The state flag, which features the blue bars and white stars of the Confederate battle flag, had flown over Mississippi for 126 years. It must be removed within 15 days.
The state flag, which features the blue bars and white stars of the Confederate battle flag, had flown over Mississippi for 126 years. It must be removed within 15 days.
The state flag, which features the blue bars and white stars of the Confederate battle flag, had flown over Mississippi for 126 years. It must be removed within 15 days.
David Anthony Ware was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Craig Johnson, the authorities said.
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From unjustified stops of Black teenagers to a device to torment people in custody, racist police brutality runs deep.
From unjustified stops of Black teenagers to a device to torment people in custody, racist police brutality runs deep.
Ms. McGrath and John Hickenlooper, two moderate Democrats, prevailed in their Senate primaries on Tuesday. In Oklahoma, voters approved a Medicaid expansion.
A challenger to Senator Mitch McConnell has finally emerged, and John Hickenlooper and Jon Huntsman Jr. are looking for their next jobs, among other races unfolding on Tuesday.
A day after sharing on Twitter a video with a supporter yelling “white power,” the president retweeted a tense episode in St. Louis.
President Trump retweeted a video of a white man and woman in St. Louis brandishing weapons as a crowd of protesters seeking the mayor’s resignation marched past their home.
The Minneapolis police chief recently described George Floyd’s death as murder. Lawyers for the four officers charged in the case say that may have biased potential jurors.
The C.D.C. urged consumers in eight states to avoid four different salad kits produced by Fresh Express.
She, more than anyone, can get under Trump’s skin.
The prevalence of infections is more than 10 times higher than the counted number of cases in six regions of the United States.
Prison officials did everything they could to prevent a coronavirus outbreak. Everything except release prisoners.
Alex Kueng is one of four former officers accused of crimes in the killing of Mr. Floyd, which happened on his third shift. His decision to join the force had frayed friendships.
Sunisa Lee had been ecstatic to return to her gym at the start of June. Then came tumult in Minnesota and the death of two close relatives. “I just want this year to be over. I’m so ready for 2021.”
Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.
The gunman was later found dead and the authorities were investigating a motive for the attack at the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Springfield, Ill.
Mary Jo Laupp, who made a viral TikTok video that disrupted a Trump campaign event, plans to create a “political hype house” to support Joe Biden.
Talking with two organizers of the movement to reclaim the long-ignored history of Black Wall Street and the Greenwood district’s achievements.
After the lockdown, the owner of Honey Space for Moms had such success going virtual that she is making bigger plans.
President Trump returned to Wisconsin on Thursday and boasted about the economic benefits of a Navy contract at a shipyard on Lake Michigan.
Dwindling white support for the president leads to a deficit of at least six points in each state.
A spike in positive coronavirus tests is prompting universities across college sports to acknowledge how precarious their plans are for a season.
A New York Times/Siena College poll paints a grim picture for Republicans in Arizona, Michigan and North Carolina as voters shun candidates aligned with the president.
The Biden campaign is vetting Ms. Duckworth, a senator and a veteran with a compelling life story, as a potential running mate. “I can push back against Trump in a way others can’t,” she says.
From her living room, Gretchen Whitmer has led Michigan through a pandemic, an economic meltdown and even a dam collapse — all at a time when government itself seems broken.
At least those rallies keep him off the streets.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe set up checkpoints to limit the spread of the coronavirus. After the state objected, the White House got involved. Now the tribe has asked a federal judge to intervene.
The Democratic National Committee is changing its plans for the August event, at which Joe Biden will accept the presidential nomination, because of coronavirus concerns.
Cornelius Fredericks, 16, said “I can’t breathe” before becoming unresponsive as he was being restrained at the Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo in April, according to a state report and lawsuit.
Durante la campaña de 2016 y a lo largo de su mandato, el presidente de Estados Unidos ha hecho de su corbata roja y brillante un símbolo de victoria. Pero, tras el mitin en Tulsa, parecía un signo de derrota.
The state senator, Tim Carpenter, said he was attacked after taking a short video near the Capitol amid protests in which two statues were toppled.
Terry Gonda, a music director at her parish near Detroit, was told she would be fired because she is married to a woman. Days later came the Supreme Court ruling on L.G.B.T.Q. workplace rights.
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.
Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep.
The additional funding totals $40.3 million and will support 317 projects at cultural organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
An appellate court in Missouri upheld more than $2 billion in damages against Johnson & Johnson, saying the company knew there was asbestos in its baby powder.
The Kerner commission left scant doubt that it regarded white racism as the tinder igniting the 1960s riots.
From inside the MAGA gates, Trump can’t see how the world has changed.
Some cities and states are looking toward a simple solution to mass unemployment: Hire workers directly.
The workers, who attended the rally, joined six other members of the campaign’s advance team who tested positive before the event.
Readers offer their post-rally analysis. One calls the speech a “hate-filled screed.” Another worries that left-wing gloating about low turnout “will only galvanize Mr. Trump’s base.”
Al interior de la campaña, los asesores creen que la decepcionante asistencia al evento muestra un temor genuino al coronavirus entre sus seguidores y la realidad del descenso del presidente en las encuestas.
In an anemic rally and a video interview with his son, the president created awkward images and relived a battle with an incline.
Shifts in pandemic demand have wreaked havoc on a market that’s rarely so volatile.
After the campaign rally in Tulsa, an accessory becomes a symbol.
“You are eliminating one of the few tools that the city has to create middle-class incomes for black and brown folks.”
Inside the campaign, advisers believe disappointing attendance at the rally shows genuine fear of the coronavirus and the reality of President Trump’s sliding poll numbers.
Eight correctional officers said people of color who work in the jail were initially moved away from Derek Chauvin, the officer accused of killing George Floyd.
Contrary to President Trump’s recent comments, specialists say, recent increases are real, and the virus is like a “forest fire” that will burn as long as there is fuel.