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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3. Companies can borrow money from the Fed under its new lending programs, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.
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Money

The Fed helped companies borrow money. Some laid off thousands anyway.

Companies can borrow money from the Federal Reserve under its new lending programs. It's been good for the stock market, but the economy has seen lopsided results.

5 years ago

LaTonya Floyd speaks during the funeral service for her brother George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)
Community

‘He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for George Floyd

Following the service, Floyd’s golden casket was taken by hearse toward the cemetery in the Houston suburb of Pearland where he was to be entombed next to his mother.

5 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

As EPA steps back, states face wave of requests for environmental leniency

Companies across the country say the pandemic is interfering with their ability to comply with laws that protect the public from pollution.

5 years ago

Police officers take guard during a protest over the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis.
NPR
Community

How federal dollars fund local police

Many federal agencies funnel grants to local law enforcement. But some say that undermines community accountability and focuses more on enforcement than minimizing harm.

5 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
Courts & Law

Bond raised to $1M for officer charged in George Floyd’s death

Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before a judge on closed-circuit television from the state's maximum-security prison.

5 years ago

Boxes of food at are loaded at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on May 5. The country has officially entered a recession amid the pandemic, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.
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Money

It’s official: U.S. economy is in a recession

The committee tasked with marking U.S. business cycles says the economy peaked in February, and has since been in a recession triggered by the pandemic.

5 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court could agree to hear qualified immunity cases amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court weighs qualified immunity for police accused of misconduct

Critics of the qualified immunity doctrine have called it a "Catch-22" that says to victims, in effect, "Heads the police win. Tails you lose."

5 years ago

Will protests against the death of George Floyd galvanize Congress to overhaul the way police departments function? Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce a bill this week to curb police excesses.
NPR
Politics & Policy

In wake of protests, Democrats unveil police reform legislation

The Democratic proposal, the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, marks one of the most comprehensive efforts in modern times to overhaul the way police do their jobs.

5 years ago

Protesters march against police brutality
Community

When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean?

Supporters say it isn’t about eliminating police entirely; rather, it's about addressing systemic problems in policing and spending more on needs like housing and education.

5 years ago

More than 6.9 million people worldwide have been infected since the first reported case of the coronavirus late last year.
NPR
Health

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000

Johns Hopkins University noted the grim milestone on Sunday. The United States — at more than 109,000 — accounts for more than a quarter of those deaths.

5 years ago

A mural depicting George Floyd
Community

Duty to intervene: Floyd cops spoke up but didn’t step in

Even though the rookies’ lawyers say the men spoke out in the moment, they ultimately failed to stop Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on George Floyd's neck.

5 years ago

Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Cities saw some of their biggest gatherings of the past two weeks on Saturday.
NPR
Community

Peaceful anti-police brutality protests continue across the country

In addition to the massive crowds that gathered in Washington, protesters in cities from Philadelphia to San Francisco are calling for racial justice in policing.

5 years ago

People gather on June 3, at the site where George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
NPR
Community

In a place of tragedy people resist and find solace

The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis has transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily remembrance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.

5 years ago

Des Moines Public School employee Daniel Brown sanitizes a sink in a bathroom at Central Campus high school, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Politics & Policy

Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse

Several states are projecting tax revenue will be down 20% or more for the fiscal year starting next month.

5 years ago

In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: 2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving

Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski, who surrendered Saturday morning, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault. They were released without bail.

5 years ago

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