Broadway actor Nick Cordero is still fighting for his life after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Cordero has spent three months in the hospital, and his wife, Amanda Kloots, says he’s still critically ill, even though he is now COVID-negative and no longer in a coma. In an exclusive interview with Gayle King, Kloots shares why she is holding on to hope and the long-term goal for her husband’s recovery. Source
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Unemployment rate fell to 11% in June, with 4.8M jobs added
Business reopenings spurred a return to work last month, but many hirings are now on hold again as COVID cases rise. Source
How police union contracts can “impede” officer accountability nationwide
“What these agreements often do is they impede reasonable accountability efforts,” Loyola University law Professor Stephen Rushin said. Source
States roll back reopenings as U.S. sees more than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time
New coronavirus cases in the United States hit an all-time high as more than 50,000 infections were reported Wednesday. As the outbreak accelerates across the country, states from coast to coast are slowing or rolling back their reopenings. Carter Evans reports. Source
Fighting COVID-19 in Texas as cases spike
A Texas nurse who says she almost died from COVID-19 returns to the battle lines as doctors voice concerns over the rising number of cases in the state. Janet Shamlian reports. Source
Priest suspended for comparing Black Lives Matter to “maggots”
“They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families,” Rev. Theodore Rothrock wrote. Source
Landslide kills more than 100 people at a jade mine in Myanmar
Advocacy group says powerful mine owners have created a “dystopian wasteland in which scores of people at a time are buried alive.” Source
Titans Season Ticket Rep Spotlight: Austin Kindred
Meet Austin Kindred, in his second season as a fan services assistant for the Tennessee Titans. Source
24 shot dead in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico
Photos purporting to show the scene suggest those at the center were lying down when they were sprayed with bullets. Source
Why Japan just scrapped a $4 billion U.S. missile defense purchase
Tokyo agreed to buy 2 Aegis Ashore systems under pressure from Trump, but with him now distracted and Japanese residents fuming, the deal is off. Source