A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for Nike.Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMultiple companies have announced that they will either honor or recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for their employees this year, as a sign of support for the Black community.Juneteenth, a blend of the words June and nineteenth, honors the end of slavery…
The GOP says presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is trying to run away from his own shadow in his push to defeat President Trump. The Republican National Committee said Tuesday when it comes to criminal justice legislation Mr. Biden has had the reverse Midas touch. “Hoping to distance himself from decades of bad…
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, told supporters Wednesday night that his campaign has interviewed every candidate on his short list to be his running mate and hoped to name the woman by Aug. 1.To fill the job he last held, Biden said he’s looking for someone whose views align with his, but…
Ahmaud Arbery and Akeem Baker were best friends who treated each other as brothers. With one now gone, the other struggles to move on.A memorial at the spot where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed.Credit...John Bazemore/Associated PressATLANTA — Long after Akeem Baker escaped the orbit of small-town Georgia, he would continue to rely on his…
Who should Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph R. Biden pick for a running mate? Americans have their own preferences of potential candidates, and the choices may not mesh with the media speculation. Though press accounts currently center on potential woman candidates, voters say other qualities, beliefs or abilities take preference. The importance of a female candidate…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…