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The inside of xBk, Tobi Parks' music venue in Des Moines, Iowa. Without help, hers and thousands of other small, independent spaces across the country are at risk of closing.

Independent Venues Face Bleak Future Without Aid

Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.

The Minnesota Legislature has approved a bill to revise rules on police use of force in response to the killing of George Floyd. Here, a boy runs past a mural at a memorial to Floyd outside Cup Foods.

Minnesota Lawmakers Ban Police Chokeholds, 'Warrior-Style Training'

The bill's most high-profile sections put new limits on police use of force in a bid to increase accountability nearly two months after George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.

In a string of deleted tweets, rapper Kanye West claimed that his wife Kim Kardashian was trying to get him hospitalized, following a campaign rally he held on Sunday.

Kanye West Tweets, Then Deletes, Claims Of His Family's Concern — And More

West has announced he's running for president. Following an apparent campaign rally on Sunday, the rapper said in a string of now-deleted tweets that his wife was trying to "lock me up with a doctor."

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro waves to supporters from the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Monday, the same day that two more of his Cabinet ministers were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Brazil Tops 80,000 COVID-19 Deaths As 2 Government Ministers Test Positive For Virus

The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.

EPD: Wrinkles in Custody

Police have arrested a man described as a “serious violent felon” accused of a shooting in Evansville. EPD Sgt. Nick Winsett says 33-year-old Seth Matthew…

38 New COVID Cases in Vanderburgh County

The state of Indiana is reporting another 38 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Vanderburgh County. In its Tuesday report, the state’s health department said…

After covering anti-police brutality protests in May, photojournalists Nicole Hester, Matthew Hatcher and Seth Herald (who took this photo) were shot with rubber pellets by Detroit Police Cpl. Daniel Debono in an "unprovoked" attack, according to prosecutors. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault.

Detroit Officer Charged Over Journalists Being Shot With Rubber Pellets

Prosecutors accuse Cpl. Daniel Debono of firing the nonlethal rounds at the three photographers, all of whom were covering anti-racism protests. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault.

Russell Travers, who was the acting director of National Counterterrorism Center, is shown in an appearance before a Senate committee in 2018. Travers, who was ousted from his position in March of this year, says in an interview with NPR that the center is not being given the resources needed to perform its mission of monitoring and analyzing terrorist threats worldwide.

Ex-Counterterrorism Chief: Cutbacks Raise Risk Of New Attacks

Russ Travers was ousted from the National Counterterrorism Center in March. In his first broadcast interview since then, he warns that the U.S. risks becoming less prepared for a terror attack.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a Senate GOP proposal this week estimated to cost around $1 trillion.

White House And Congress At Odds Over Pandemic Relief Package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

A sign directs people to vote at the Northampton County Offices in Easton, Pa.

'Swing County, USA' Prepares For Unprecedented Influx Of Ballots By Mail

Voting by mail is easier now across the U.S. Officials in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, a swing region in a critical state, are making changes to manage the time-consuming process of counting ballots.

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