UNEWS, Top stories for U.S. Latinos in English

Ohio and Iowa reporting they’re biggest jumps in new coronavirus infections as other areas see decline in cases; President Trump in Kenosha pledges funds for law enforcement but fails to mention Jacob Blake’s name; 2,000 undocumented immigrants arrested in biggest sweep since the start of the pandemic.

President Trump is in Kenosha, WI despite Gov. Evers and the city’s mayor asking him to stay away; Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused the president of failing to guard Americans amid the pandemic and civil unrest; and the US has now surpassed 6 million cases as the spread of the virus slowed in some areas but deaths across the country continue climbing.

One person is dead after clashes in Portland between Trump supporters and counter-protesters; Democrats accuse President Trump of inflaming racial tensions and inciting violence to benefit his campaign; colleges battle new coronavirus outbreaks as the nation reaches 6 million confirmed cases.

Thousands gathering today in Washington D.C. for a march demanding criminal justice reform; President Trump accepted his party’s nomination during a speech targeting Joe Biden and re-writing his administration’s record on coronavirus; a day after battering the Louisiana coast Hurricane Laura unleashing heavy rain hundreds of miles inland.

Hurricane Laura slams the Gulf Coast as a category 4 and the most powerful hurricane to strike the US this year; the RNC wraps tonight with President Trump’s speech from the White House lawn; the DOJ launches an investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Hurricane Laura barreling towards the Gulf Coast, forecasters warning it could bring “unsurvivable” storm surge to coastal areas; two dead and one injured in chaotic night in Kenosha, after a police officer shot a Black man; First Lady Melania Trump acknowledges the coronavirus death toll during the second night of the RNC.

First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo among high profile speakers on day two RNC; coronavirus outbreaks grow in colleges as officials try to clamp down on parties; protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin turn violent after police shoot Black a man.

President Trump is formally nominated for president on day one of the RNC; FDA gives emergency use authorization of convalescent plasma, but concerns linger about its safety and effectiveness; two major storms are barreling towards the Gulf Coast and could make impact within 48 hours of each other.

Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in what some are calling a career-defining speech; the postmaster general faces though questioning during a congressional hearing on controversial changes to the postal service; and the CDC says deaths are expected to drop in the coming weeks as schools and colleges reopening plans remain in disarray.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon arrested on charges that he ripped off donors of a border wall fundraising campaign; on day three of the DNC Kamala Harris accepts the party’s nomination for vice president and Obama warned of President Trump’s threat to democracy; coronavirus cases drop in several states as teachers in NYC threaten to sue if forced to reopen for in-person classes.