Trump tweets conspiracy theory about protester
Friends of the 75-year-old protester pushed to the ground by police are coming to his defense. ABC News’ Kenneth Moton reports. source
By The Numbers: COVID-19 likely spreading without people realizing they’re infected
A just-released study of sailors aboard the Navy carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt suggests the majority of sailors were infected, but many were asymptomatic. source
By The Numbers: How the economic downturn has impacted communities of color
Black Americans saw impressive job market gains before the pandemic. Those gains have now been wiped out. source
After Floyd, Arbery deaths, Atlanta reckons with another: Rayshard Brooks
Brooks was killed by police responding to a call about a man asleep in his car in a Wendy’s drive-thru. “They just broke my family,” said his wife, Tomika Miller.…
Everything we know about Rayshard Brooks’ killing in Atlanta | Nightline
Brooks was being taken into custody when the interaction became physical and then deadly. Both officers are now facing charges in connection to his death. Police in Atlanta say they…
By the Numbers: The state of COVID-19 testing
The U.S. has now conducted over 28 million coronavirus tests since the pandemic began, and is now testing about 500,000 people per day. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST…
Colorado prosecutor: ‘I stand by my decision’ | PRIME
Prosecutor Dave Young defended his decision not to charge police officers for the death of Elijah McClain, saying “force was reasonable.†#ElijahMcClain #ProsecutorDaveYoung #ICantBreathe #Death #PoliceArrest #BlackLivesMatter #BLM ABC News…
Attorney General on race and policing, vote by mail | WNT
William Barr speaks to ABC News’ Pierre Thomas about the idea that black men are “treated with extra suspicion†by police and addressed the removal of protesters for a White…
By the Numbers: A million new layoffs a week
Jobless claims crossed 1 million for the 20th straight week. source
Trump’s battle with Postal Service may affect vote by mail | WNT
President Trump suggested in a Fox Business interview that he is unwilling to strike a deal on COVID-19 relief if it includes USPS funding. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD…