Global June 2020

Private Funeral Held For George Floyd

After six days of mourning, George Floyd was given a private funeral the Fountain of Praise church. At least 50 people gathered outside the church to pay their respects.

Health Care June 2020

Radical Overhaul Of Classroom Instruction?

Temperature checks and physical distancing requirements are a few of the new guidelines to safely reopen schools released this week by California’s Department of Education.

Global June 2020

UConn Tentatively To Restart Classes Aug. 31

UConn has announced that it is tentatively restarting its classes on August 31. A plan for dealing with COVID-19 has been submitted to the UConn Board of Trustees.

Health Care June 2020

Florida Migrant Towns Become Virus Hot Spots

Several immigrant communities in Florida are experiencing outbreaks of the coronavirus. Florida has seen an upswing in new virus cases since it began lifting restrictions.

Global June 2020

Atlanta Sobriety Test Quickly Turned Deadly

A sobriety check in the parking lot of a Wendy’s turned deadly. At one point two officers and 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks wrestled before Brooks took one of the officer’s Taser and ran.

Global June 2020

UVA Changes Logo Design Linked With Slavery

Athletics teams at the University of Virginia will soon be wearing a new logo. Fans raised objections to the handles on the sabres below the V in the logo and on the Cavalier shield.

Legal June 2020

DREAMers’ Protections Remain For Now

President Donald Trump’s bid to end protections for DREAMers was rejected by the Supreme Court by a 5-4 outcome. Legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants remain for now.

Hispanic Community June 2020

Are Blacks, Hispanics Falling Behind In Census?

Civil rights leaders are worried that minority communities are falling behind in census in part because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Financing June 2020

Notre Dame Sees $100M-Plus Revenue Shortfall

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the University of Notre Dame where projections are the school will have a $100 million-plus revenue shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year.

Health Care June 2020

Fauci: 'It Will Be When Not If' For Vaccine

Dr. Anthony Fauci said to a House committee that he is “cautiously optimistic” that some vaccines for COVID-19 will be ready at the end of 2020.

Health Care June 2020

Florida Colleges' Plans To Reopen Approved

Florida’s 12 public universities will be allowed to have faculty and students return to their campuses in the fall as long as they meet outlined coronavirus measures and restrictions.

Global June 2020

Police’s Role On 10K Schools Re-Imagined?

The Superintendent of Public Instruction for California said his office is re-imaging the role of police at public schools. Some schools, however, will still need officers.

Health Care June 2020

New Virus Cases Hit An All-Time High In US

New coronavirus cases per day in the United States have hit an all-time high of 40,000. As a result, Texas’ governor, Greg Abbott, has scaled back restaurant dining and closed all bars.

Health Care June 2020

Tracking Virus Cases Proves Hard Amid New Surge

A new surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has left health department scrambling to increase their numbers. Complicating contact tracing are businesses like restaurants reopening.

Technology June 2020

Michigan Universities' Students Turn To Summer Classes

Record numbers of students at public universities in Michigan are registering for online summer courses, generating much needed revenue during the pandemic.