SNL’s cold open pokes fun at white Americans’ optimism about Chauvin trial outcome
NBC/YouTube“He’s a white cop in Minnesota so I’m going to guess probation with pay, tops.” SNL’s cold open this week featured a fictitious morning news show in Minnesota in which uncomfortable disagreements between anchors highlighted
Supreme Court rules against California’s Covid-19 restrictions on grounds of religious liberty
The US Supreme Court is seen from Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in February 2021. | Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesThe court rules that Bible study groups should be able to gather in private homes
Michigan’s governor emphasizes voluntary efforts to curb the most severe coronavirus outbreak in the US
Covid-19 cases are surging in Michigan, the latest epicenter of the virus in the US. | Getty ImagesGov. Gretchen Whitmer’s actions fly in the face of mandatory restrictions she instituted last year. Michigan Gov. Gretchen