Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York signed an expansive package of bills aimed at combating police misconduct, endorsing a major overhaul of law enforcement.Right NowNew York City Council will consider $1 billion in cuts to the Police Department’s $6 billion budget before the July 1 budget deadline.Videotranscripttranscript‘There Is No Trust,’ Cuomo Says, Announcing Steps…
The country’s top military official apologized for taking part in President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square for a photo op after authorities cleared the area of peaceful protesters.Right NowDemonstrators are targeting symbols of America’s past: Columbus statues in Houston and Miami were defaced with red paint and a Jefferson Davis statue was toppled in Richmond,…
Published on Apr 29, 2020PBS is releasing the award-winning documentaries of Ken Burns free to students in lockdown. Joining TODAY from his home, Burns says the coronavirus pandemic will be a “hugely important moment” in future American history, comparable to the Great Depression and World War II. He says the crisis offers us “an opportunity…
Published on Apr 25, 2020Weekend TODAY’s Peter Alexander recounts a weird dream he recently had. Then, Harvard dream researcher Deirdre Barrett explains why some people, like Peter, are having vivid dreams during the global coronavirus pandemic. She says some reasons may include sleep deprivation and waking up naturally after a dream period.» Subscribe to TODAY:…
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…