Kim Potter, the former officer who killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Minnesota, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Writing for the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb notes that Wright’s death is raising questions about the future of police reform. And in Vox, Sean Collins discusses how routine traffic stops can turn fatal for Black Americans.
Bloomberg reports on U.S. plans to sanction Russia for election meddling and hacking.
President Biden’s infrastructure proposal includes $400 billion in funding for at-home care for seniors. The Wall Street Journal reports on how this would support the country’s growing elderly population. And USA Today looks at why the White House argues that eldercare fits into an infrastructure plan.
The pandemic forced courtrooms onto video conference platforms, and remote proceedings may be here to stay. The Atlantic explores what is lost and gained when the justice system moves online.
In less than two weeks, Bhutan vaccinated more than 93 percent of its eligible adult population. The Washington Post explains how this small Himalayan country did it.