Coronavirus hospitalizations rise sharply in several states following Memorial Day  —  As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase worldwide, and more than a dozen states and Puerto Rico are recording their highest averages of new cases since the pandemic began …

How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter  —  In the last two weeks, American voters' support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years.  —  Net support is a measure showing the percent of respondents who supported a policy minus …

Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Official Pressed Him Not to Probe Saudi Arms Sales  —  WASHINGTON—The former State Department internal watchdog fired by President Trump told lawmakers that a senior department official discouraged him from probing U.S. arms sales to Gulf states before his ouster last month.

No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest  —  Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly blamed anti-fascist activists for the violence that has erupted during demonstrations over George Floyd's death, but federal court records show no sign of so-called Antifa links …

‘Blood in the water’: Dems get unexpected opening against Trump in Iowa  —  Iowa, once a model swing state, fell so hard for Donald Trump four years ago that 2020 seemed like a foregone conclusion.  —  But in a sign of how Trump's reelection prospects have weakened across the country, even the heartland may be having second thoughts.

George Floyd and Derek Chauvin “bumped heads” while working at nightclub, former coworker says  —  As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd's death.

Republicans fear Trump's weakened standing jeopardizes the party in November  —  President Trump's incendiary responses to racial injustice protests and the coronavirus pandemic have left him politically isolated and profoundly weakened less than five months from the election …

HBO Max Pulls ‘Gone With the Wind,’ While ‘Cops’ Gets Canceled  —  Moves come as entertainment companies reassess their content amid nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality  —  “Gone with the Wind” was pulled from HBO Max while the long-running TV show “Cops” …

Biden: We must urgently root out systemic racism, from policing to housing to opportunity  —  From the moment I launched my campaign, I have said that we are in the battle for the soul of this nation.  And after two weeks of daily protests, with thousands of people coming out to march …

‘What I saw was just absolutely wrong’: National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protests  —  Pvt. Si'Kenya Lynch, a member of the D.C. National Guard, was on duty at Lafayette Square near the White House last Monday when U.S. Park Police cleared the area of protesters ahead …

White House goes quiet on coronavirus as outbreak spikes again across the U.S.  —  The coronavirus is still killing as many as 1,000 Americans per day — but the Trump administration isn't saying much about it.  —  It's been more than a month since the White House halted its daily coronavirus task force briefings.

The Head Of CrossFit Told Staff On A Zoom Call, “We're Not Mourning For George Floyd”  —  We may all be at home, but that hasn't stopped our reporters from breaking exclusive stories like this one.  To help keep this news free, become a member.  You can also share tips with BuzzFeed News securely.

Christopher Columbus Statue In Boston Beheaded  —  BOSTON (CBS) - A Christopher Columbus statue in Boston was beheaded overnight.  —  The statue in Christopher Columbus Park on Atlantic Avenue in the North End was surrounded by crime scene tape early Wednesday morning as the head lay on the ground.

Trump aides despondent over Buffalo protester tweet  —  My phone blew up yesterday with texts from White House aides, current and former, who seemed at their wits' end over President Trump's tweet that the 75-year-old Buffalo protester who was rushed to the hospital after being shoved by police last week …

Coup Threats Rattle Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge  —  As Brazil reels from its worst crisis in decades, President Bolsonaro and his allies are using the prospect of military intervention to protect his grip on power.  —  The threats are swirling around the president: Deaths from the virus …

Trump Job Approval Slides to 39%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 39% amid nationwide protests about racial injustice.  His ratings this year had been the best of his presidency but are now back near his term average of 40%.

How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events  —  Only the worst disasters completely upend normal patterns of death, overshadowing, if only briefly, everyday causes like cancer, heart disease and car accidents.  Here's how the devastation brought by the pandemic in 25 cities and regions compares with historical events.

After 34 Years, the Killer of Olof Palme Is Finally Named  —  A prosecutor said there was “reasonable evidence” that the man who shot the Swedish prime minister was Stig Engstrom, a graphic designer, who took his own life in 2000.  —  Bedeviled for over 34 years by the mysterious killing of Olof Palme …

2020 Is the Summer of the Road Trip.  Unless You're Black.  —  The family road trip is making a comeback in the wake of the coronavirus, but for African-American motorists, it's never been a source of unfettered freedom.  —  If there's one thing the people behind car and R.V. companies …

Trump May Compare Himself to Nixon in 1968, but He Really Resembles Wallace  —  The president has employed the same kind of inflammatory language as George Wallace did in the 1968 campaign.  Richard Nixon ran that year seeking the middle between the Alabama governor and Hubert Humphrey.

Trump's tweet on injured 75-year-old man shows there's no bottom  —  Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the forthcoming book “OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind,” and of “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.”  Follow her on Twitter.

The Looming Bank Collapse  —  After months of living with the coronavirus pandemic, American citizens are well aware of the toll it has taken on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses.  All of these factors are serious and could mire the United States in a deep, prolonged recession.

The Parallel Universe of Ivanka Trump, America's Disassociated Princess  —  It's a stunning misread of this turbulent moment for one of the most privileged and powerful people in the nation to tell students about how important it is to listen to her, when she should be doing the listening.

Badge-less police officers are showing up at protests.  It's dangerous.  —  Garrett M. Graff is a journalist, historian and the author of “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11.″  —  Scores of armed, helmeted men in blue and olive drab shirts took up positions around …

Bon Appétit's editor-in-chief just resigned — but staffers of color say there's a ‘toxic’ culture of microaggressions and exclusion that runs far deeper than one man  — Business Insider spoke to 14 current and former contributors or employees at Bon Appétit.  All identify as people of color.

Fox News contributor Dan Bongino, a former NRATV host and Infowars favorite, is set to testify before Congress about police brutality  —  On Fox yesterday, Bongino said: “If Black lives really mattered to Black Lives Matter, then they would be the first ones coming out to speak against this abomination …

The World Reopens, Despite Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cases  —  The number of infections is rising faster than ever, but many countries have decided that this is the moment to ease lockdown restrictions.  —  LONDON — Two months ago, when there were roughly one million confirmed coronavirus cases …

Message from GOP lawmakers to Iowans: We don't want you voting  —  Republican state lawmakers are on a mission: Make it as difficult as possible for Iowans to vote.  —  Their latest effort to fulfill this mission came in the form of a last-minute 30-page amendment to a previously simple, noncontroversial bill.

Wall Street Journal Staff Faults Column on Race by Former Top Editor  —  After a letter of protest from the newspaper's union, Gerard Baker, now an editor at large, was reassigned to the opinion department.  —  Staff members of The Wall Street Journal sent a letter to newsroom leaders …

Harvard University Professor Indicted on False Statement Charges  —  The former Chair of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was indicted today on charges of making false statements to federal authorities regarding his participation in China's Thousand Talents Program.

Sen. Susan Collins Loses Endorsement Of Major Gun Control Group  —  Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund supported the Maine Republican in 2014.  This year, they've thrown their support behind Democrat Sara Gideon.  —  After backing Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2014 …