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(NPR) Americans are skipping payments on mortgages, auto loans and other bills. Normally, that could mean massive foreclosures, evictions, cars repossessions and people's credit getting destroyed. But much of that has been put on pause. Help from Congress and leniency from lenders have kept impending financial disaster at bay for millions of people. But that may not last for … [Read more...] about Millions Of Americans Skip Payments As Tidal Wave Of Defaults And Evictions Looms

(CNN) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will announce on Thursday plans to remove a statue honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's historic Monument Avenue, a move that comes amid a national reckoning with America's complicated racial history. Northam, a Democrat, plans to make the announcement during a news event in Richmond, a source in the … [Read more...] about Virginia Governor to Announce Removal of Robert E. Lee Statue From Richmond as City Reckons With Confederate Monuments

(AP) Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many employers are still cutting jobs even as the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed the pace of layoffs. The total number of people who are receiving jobless aid rose slightly to 21.5 million, down from a peak of nearly 25 million two weeks ago but still at a historically … [Read more...] about 1.9 Million Seek Jobless Aid Even as Reopenings Slow Layoffs

(AP) Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a tougher charge against the police officer at the center of the George Floyd case and charged three other officers, delivering a victory to protesters galvanized by a death that roused racial tensions and unleashed coast-to-coast unrest. The most serious charge was filed against Derek Chauvin, who was caught on video pressing his knee to … [Read more...] about Prosecutors Charge 3 More Officers in George Floyd’s Death

(AP) The nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off mostly peaceful but sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African Americans. Earlier curfews and efforts by protesters to contain the lawlessness were credited with preventing more widespread damage to businesses in New York and … [Read more...] about Nation’s Streets Calmest in Days; Police Credit Curfews