Grammy Awards rename controversial "urban" category
After winning a Grammy in January, Tyler, the Creator said the word is "just a politically correct way to say the n-word."
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The U.S. Army wants to buy riot control gear
A posting on a government contracting website indicates the U.S. Army wants 500 riot control face shields
Police brutality goes "beyond individual bad apples," professor says
Police killings should be considered a public health crisis, says UC Berkeley professor Osagie K. Obasogie.
Lawmaker under fire for remark about "colored population" and COVID-19
Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President Stephanie Howse said the comment by state Senator Steve Huffman "highlights what racism is from a systematic perspective."
Senate panel OKs amendment requiring renaming of military bases
Approval of the amendment comes as President Trump dismissed calls to rename Army posts named for Confederate officers.
Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets appearing in Trump photo op
General Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said he "should not have been there."
Pennsylvanians fear November "nightmare" after primary results delay
A rush of mail-in ballots left some counties in the state counting ballots the week after the election.
Biden "convinced" military would escort Trump from White House if he refused to leave
"This president is going to try to steal this election," Biden said.
Lady Antebellum drops "Antebellum" from band name
The band said they are "regretful and embarrassed" of their name, so they are changing it.
Former DEA official posed as CIA operative in $4.4 million fraud scheme
Garrison Courtney "went to extraordinary lengths to perpetuate the illusion that he was a deep-cover operative," prosecutors said.
Smithsonian museums are collecting signs from D.C. protests
Three Smithsonian museums are preserving the items so Americans can "understand the role that race has played in our complicated 400-year history."
Police release nearly-blank Breonna Taylor incident report
Despite the fact that Taylor was shot at least eight times, the report listed her injuries as "none."
Taylor Swift tweets about racial injustice
"Racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there," Swift said, sharing an essay by former President Obama.
Bubba Wallace praises NASCAR's Confederate flag ban
"Props to NASCAR and everybody involved," Wallace said after the ban. "It creates doors and allows the community to come together as one."
As New York reopens, Cuomo warns "COVID has not gone away"
"Everything we've done has been exactly right up until now. But that's up until now," he said.
Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
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On economy, Vance says "we're turning the ship around"
Pope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
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Sean "Diddy" Combs moved to prison in Pennsylvania
