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Starbucks reverses a policy that would have prevented baristas from wearing “Black Lives Matter” apparel.

In death, Floyd has created an invaluable and, some say, unprecedented moment for the national struggle against institutional racism and inequality.

Police in Eufaula have made five arrests in a robbery and shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.

White House officials played down the severity of the virus surge and sought to blame it on factors beyond Trump’s push to reopen the economy, which he’s counting on to help him win reelection.

Columbus police have made an arrest in the murder of a man who was found unresponsive at the Columbus RiverWalk.

A woman and her boyfriend were walking their dog when a man shot at them from a ground apartment.

The study found that wearing a mask prevented more than 78,000 infections in Italy between April 6 and May 9. In New York, masks prevented more than 66,000 infections between April 17 and May 9.

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street a day after major indexes fell more than 5% for their biggest drops since mid-March.

From North Carolina to California, state and local health leaders have left their posts because of a mix of backlash and stressful, nonstop work, all while dealing with chronic staffing and funding shortages.