America

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said people who “don’t think of themselves as racists have kind of had the mask pulled off.” | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Joe Biden says he, like many white people, was wrong about racism in America. “I thought we had made enormous progress when we finally elected an African American president,”…

Across the United States people have come out to demonstrate the death of George Floyd and police brutality towards African-Americans Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday. Protests were largely peaceful as demonstrators marched in the streets from Los Angeles to New York, but…

Protests continued Saturday as more demonstrations erupted in cities nationwide following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.In some cities, authorities issued curfews in light of the at-times violent protests and destruction taking place.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a curfew starting Saturday at 9 p.m. following a night of disruptive and at-time violent protests. An Atlanta Police Department…

CLOSE As families struggle in the new pandemic economy, here's what you need to know about loans, providers and how to get the best deal. USA TODAYWynne Beckmann has worked in retail for 13 years, through the upheaval of the Great Recession a decade ago. But getting furloughed from her job at a Westchester, New York, mall…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.Latin America has become the new epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak, as the region has seen more than 2.4 million cases and more than 143,000 deaths, a health official announced Tuesday. Carissa F. Etienne, director of the Pan American…