FEMA Will Provide More Money for Covid Funeral Expenses
Billions of dollars from two Covid relief measures will be used to soften the financial blow for grieving families by reimbursing funeral and related expenses.
Expanding Supreme Court Could Undermine It, Breyer Says
Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s talk, on the nature of the court’s authority, had a valedictory quality.
Finding From Particle Research Could Break Known Laws of Physics
It’s not the next Higgs boson — yet. But the best explanation, physicists say, involves forms of matter and energy not currently known to science.
New Enrollees in Obamacare Exceed Half a Million
The number rose sharply from previous years, probably a result of more outreach, less stringent criteria for signing up, and the pandemic.
St. Louis Elects Tashaura Jones Its First Black Female Mayor
Tishaura Jones, the city’s treasurer, promised on Tuesday night not to stay silent on racial injustices and vowed to bring “fresh air” to the city.
San Francisco Schools Will Keep Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington Names
The school board rescinded its January decision to rename 44 schools that honor historical figures such as Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington after an outcry from parents and the mayor.
Why Kentucky Just Became the Only Red State to Expand Voting Rights
At a time when states with Republican-led legislatures are rushing to restrict ballot access, Kentucky proved the exception to the rule. The reasons are both political and logistical.
Minneapolis’s Native American Community Is Closely Watching Chauvin Trial
The American Indian Center was near areas that were damaged in protests after George Floyd’s death, and residents are preparing for possible unrest again after a verdict.
The Courtroom Sketch: A Piece of History, and Art
The Library of Congress recently added more than 200 sketches of the Rodney King police brutality trial to its collection. “We are drawing history in the making,” one sketch artist said.
Lawmakers Join Suit Against Trump and Giuliani Over Jan. 6 Riot
The suit accuses the former president and his lawyer of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act, an 1871 statute that includes protections against violent conspiracies that interfered with Congress’s constitutional duties.
Police Chief Says Derek Chauvin ‘Should Have Stopped’ Pinning George Floyd
“To continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back — that in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy,” Chief Medaria Arradondo testified.
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