WASHINGTON — Protesters defaced a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square outside the White House on Monday night as they tried to topple it, according to the Interior Department and media reports.The Jackson statue remained on its pedestal, according to The Associated Press. Videos posted on social media showed that the protesters had climbed…
The Trump administration on Monday announced it will suspend certain visas that allow foreigners to move to the U.S. temporarily to work, saying the broad restrictions will ease the economic impact of the coronavirus and improve the prospects of Americans looking for employment during the pandemic. Several guest-worker programs will be halted starting Wednesday under a proclamation…
Joshua Bote, USA TODAY Published 6:29 a.m. ET June 23, 2020 | Updated 9:26 a.m. ET June 23, 2020CLOSE The movement to end systemic racism has never been stronger. How can you be part of the solution to end it? USA TODAYA Baltimore restaurant owner that has repeatedly come under fire for its dress code…
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…