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

Coronavirus cases continue rising across the nation as deaths reach 155,000; President Trump defending his administration’s response when asked about the death toll responds “it is what it is”; and a new documentary series gets unprecedented access to immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration, a conversation with the directors of Netflix’s “Immigration Nation”.

The CDC predicts the US could reach over 180,000 deaths by mid-to-late August; negotiations over a new round of coronavirus relief are stalling as Democrats push for more spending; and Tropical Storm Isaias continues its northbound track up the east coast.

A key model predicts the number of deaths due to Covid-19 may reach 230,000 by November; top Republicans breaking with Trump after he suggests delaying the elections; and Hurricane Isaias strengthens in the Caribbean and aims for the East Coast.

The US hitting a grim milestone surpassing 150-thousand coronavirus deaths amidst a record economic plunge; President Trump calls for the elections to be delayed; and the family of murdered Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen met with the president in their effort to pass legislation to address sexual abuse in the military.

Tuesday was the deadliest day for the coronavirus outbreak since May with 1,200 reported deaths in the US; President Trump says large regions of the country are coronavirus-free contradicting his own health officials sounding the alarms in 21 states; and the military faces its MeToo moment in the aftermath of soldier Vanessa Guillen’s murder.

The spike in coronavirus cases has triggered new shutdowns in many states, even upending major league baseball just days into the delayed season; President Trump announces he will be accepting his party’s nomination in North Carolina; and protests continue in Portland as the president threatens to send additional federal troops.

The US records more than 1,000 deaths due to Covid-19 for the fifth consecutive day as the toll reaches 147,000; protests escalate in several major cities, one demonstrator shot to death in Austin during a contentious weekend on the streets; Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon known as the "conscience of the Congress" lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda today.

The number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. skyrocketing past four million, a little over two weeks after reaching three million, as several hard-hit states continue to report record-high deaths; President Trump cancels the portion of the Republican National Convention slated to take place in Jacksonville, Florida; Pentagon officials open up about problems in the military prompted by the disappearance and murder of soldier Vanessa Guillen.

The US is closing in on four-million confirmed cases of coronavirus, with the national death toll topping 142-thousand; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is introducing a new coronavirus stimulus relief bill as $600 in federal aid is set to expire soon; and infections in Latin America continue rising with Brazil, Peru and Mexico leading the region with the most cases.

The US is closing in on four-million confirmed cases of coronavirus, but a new report from the CDC says that number may actually be 10-times higher than reported; President Trump, who has downplayed the virus for weeks, said the pandemic will "get worse before it gets better; and Florida’s teachers sue Governor DeSantis to stop schools’ reopening plans.