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Reports of suicides, poor working conditions, and pay issues among Texas National Guard mobilized to the border under Operation Lone Star has Gov. Abbott facing criticism from both the left and right ahead of the March 1 primaries.
Reports of suicides, poor working conditions, and pay issues among Texas National Guard mobilized to the border under Operation Lone Star has Gov. Abbott facing criticism from both the left and right ahead of the March 1 primaries.
Juneteenth is more popular than ever. This year's celebrations come amid a culture war. Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY UP NEXT In the wake of 2020's racial reckoning over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the celebration of Juneteenth spread outside the African American community. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, commemorates June 19, 1865 — the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, informing the Galveston, Texas, community that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved African Amer...
A pardon “wouldn’t erase the memory, personal or institutional, of this thing that happened to" George Floyd, Mathis said, continuing by saying it would also not erase "things that would happen to him later." But "it would show that the state of Texas is interested in fundamental fairness, in admitting its mistakes, and in working to increase the accountability for police officers who break our trust and their oaths, and harm our people rather than serve them,” she said. The pardon application was made public Monday by a reporter with The Marshall Project. In a statement to KHOU-11, Har...
Trump impeachment trial, coronavirus pandemic, NBA national anthem controversy: 5 things to know Thursday Editors, USA TODAY © Hannah Gaber, Hannah Gaber-USA TODAY Jan 6, 2021; Washington, DC, USA; Scenes from Capitol Hill, after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building while Congress met to certify electoral votes confirming Joe Biden as president in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. Mandatory Credit: Hannah Gaber-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USATODAY-445864 (Via OlyDrop) Trump impeachment trial: House prosecutors will wrap up arguments House prosecutors will complete opening a...