ROCHESTER, N.Y. >> New York’s attorney general today moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after being hooded and held down by Rochester police earlier this year.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. >> The death of Daniel Prude after a confrontation with police sparked a third night of demonstrations in New York’s third-largest city, with protesters demanding more accountability for how it happened and legislation to change how authorities respond to mental health emergencies.
PORTLAND, ORE. >> Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days since George Floyd was killed showed no signs of ceasing.
The state Department of Health reported three new COVID-19 deaths and 221 new cases Saturday, bringing the statewide totals since the beginning of the outbreak to 84 fatalities and 9,693 infections.
At least part of the strain that Hawaii’s health-care system is now enduring amounts to simple math. The calculation that hospitals have been making here is that of all those testing positive for COVID-19, 1 in 10 will need hospitalization.
It’s time to face the facts: Short quarantines with multiple extensions are not bringing us closer to normal, and we may never return to the life we knew.
STAMFORD, CONN. >> With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of “Tenet” at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. They took their seats Tuesday night, eyeing the empty seats between each other and a little giddy at being back at the movies for the first time in many months.