Colorado Abolishes Death Penalty and Commutes Sentences of Death Row Inmates
The state had executed just one person since reinstating the death penalty in the 1970s.
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In Daily Coronavirus Briefing, Trump Tries to Redefine Himself
The briefing has given him a unique perch from which he can talk about the pandemic and try to project leadership after initially minimizing it. But that’s not always what he has done.
As Coronavirus Cases Add Up, California Frantically Counts Tests, Beds and Masks
Across a state with many large biotechnology companies, the promise of widespread access to testing for the coronavirus has not materialized.
Democratic Convention Planners Look at Contingency Options
The coronavirus crisis has created uncertainty about whether the gathering, scheduled for mid-July in Milwaukee, can still take place.
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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Epidemic-fighting experts explained what it would take for the U.S. to successfully stop the virus.
Eric Weissberg, ‘Dueling Banjos’ Musician, Dies at 80
His melodic banjo work on a 1973 hit single (heard in the movie “Deliverance”) helped usher bluegrass music into the cultural mainstream.
Rand Paul’s Positive Coronavirus Test Sets the (Still Meeting) Senate on Edge
The Kentucky Republican’s diagnosis has injected a shot of fear into the Senate as it scrambles to pass a relief package to respond to the pandemic.
Man Convicted of Trying to Blow Up Oklahoma City Bank Gets 25 Years in Prison
Jerry Drake Varnell was arrested in 2017 after a thwarted attempt to blow up a bank in downtown Oklahoma City — a plot similar to one carried out there in 1995.
Ex-Field Organizers Sue Bloomberg Campaign, Claiming They Were Misled
Former campaign workers for Michael Bloomberg filed two proposed class-action lawsuits on Monday, arguing they and thousands of others were tricked into taking their jobs and are owed overtime pay.
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