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A person holds up a sign as protesters kneel on Canal St. during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020 in New York.(Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty Images)

Journalist Eduardo Porter On Why Racial Hostility Is An 'American Poison'

Eduardo Porter discusses how racial hostility derails our politics and economy.

It's City Council's Turn To Amend Proposed Budget

Cincinnati Council's Budget and Finance Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to debate and discuss motions to make changes to the budget proposed by...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said requiring masks is a necessary step as Californians continue to ignore recommended face-covering guidelines.

California Gov. Newsom Makes Face Masks Mandatory Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases

The new order, issued Thursday, requires people to wear masks or other face coverings in public spaces, including while taking public transportation, seeking medical care or shopping.

Online Petition Seeks To Ban Confederate Flag At Medina County Fair

An online petition is calling for the Medina County Fair Board to ban the sale and display of the Confederate flag and related merchandise at the fair. The petition is the result of recent protests against police brutality and a failed legislative attempt to ban the flag across all county and local fairs, according to organizer and Medina County resident Leah Nichols.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 29. Pompeo criticized the World Health Organization on Monday for not inviting Taiwan to its assembly.

Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week's Health Assembly

By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out "scientific expertise on pandemic disease" and "damaged the WHO's credibility," the secretary of state said.

U.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew at half their normal height to honor those lost to the pandemic.

President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead

Flags will be lowered from Friday through Sunday's sunset in a show of national mourning and remembrance.

A Spike In Coronavirus Cases Causes Outrage In Iraq

A spike in coronavirus cases and a shortage of medical resources has led to panic and unrest in Iraq. Some hospitals are filling, and family members have seized oxygen tanks for loved ones.

Members of the Chicago American Giants pose for a team portrait in 1914 in Chicago. (L to R) (Front row) Billy "Little Corporal" Francis, Richard "Dick" Whitworth, Joseph Preston "Pete" Hill, Andrew "Rube" Foster, Bruce Petway, James "Pete" Booker, unidentified. (Back row) Bill Gatewood, Jesse Barber (aka Barbour), Leroy Grant, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Robert "Jude" Gans.

Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace stands during the national anthem before a NASCAR auto race Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Trump Calls For NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace To Apologize Over Noose 'Hoax'

The president follows up a pair of divisive speeches over the holiday weekend by castigating the racing body for banning the Confederate flag and saying Wallace should apologize to his fellow drivers.

Protesters in front of the Ohio Statehouse in honor of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020.

Ohio Senate Committee Hears More Testimony On Racism As A Public Health Crisis

An Ohio Senate committee on Wednesday continued to hear testimony on a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis, hearing from nearly a dozen…

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