Evening Edition: Police declare riots in Seattle, Portland as unrest continues
The 'Wall of Moms' has been in the headlines. Black moms have been in this fight for years. ; John Lewis makes final crossing over Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma; White House: Congress might need narrow relief bill to avoid aid lapse; Trump's chief economic adviser says federal eviction ban will be extended; Colombian guerrillas are using coronavirus curfews to expand their control. Violators have been killed.; Last surviving star of 'Gone With the Wind' dies at 104; Hanna hammers virus hot spot in Texas with flooding rains; Young photographers on pandemic, protests and 2020: 'We can't go back to normal'; The truths 'To Kill a Mockingbird' tells about white people; Photographer brings American historical figures to life with portraits of their descendants
In Portland, authorities declared a riot after protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse building. In Austin, a man was shot and killed at a protest.
By Christian Davenport and Gregory Scruggs ●Read more »
Fifty-five years ago, Alabama state troopers beat Lewis and hundreds of protesters as they crossed the bridge. On Sunday, law enforcement paid tribute to the late civil rights leader.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has rejected the piecemeal approach, but time is running short because the temporary unemployment benefits are set to expire at the end of this week.
Larry Kudlow also reaffirmed his optimistic expectations for the country rebounding from the pandemic, telling CNN, "I still think the V-shaped recovery is in place."
Hanna has dumped more than 15 inches of rain in parts of South Texas, resulting in serious flash flooding. Totals may exceed 18 inches in some areas before rain ends late Sunday or Monday.
By Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow and Andrew Freedman ●Read more »
Outraged by police brutality, racism and the U.S. failure to care for the sick and the poor, young photographers across the country reflect on how the events of 2020 have shaped their lives.
"Descendants," featured in the July issue of Smithsonian Magazine, includes photos of President Thomas Jefferson, human rights activist Frederick Douglass and early suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, shown side-by-side with their modern-day relatives.
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