Officials are urging people to practice social distancing and wear face masks as coronavirus spikes in California, but the Orange County Board of Education said social distancing is “not necessary” for its students and wearing masks is “not based on science.” Source

The World Health Organization set up an independent panel to review the organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will co-chair the panel’s investigation. CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk spoke with Clark about her plans. Source

Pres. Trump speaks on rise in COVID19 cases; Sessions, Tuberville face off in AL Senate runoff Source

Tuberville will take on Democrat Doug Jones in November. Source

All 87 protesters were charged with Intimidating a Participant in a Legal Process, a class D felony. Source

Garcetti also emphasized that if the county was an “independent country” it would “have the 20th most cases in the world.” Source

Watkins, who represents Kansas’ 2nd district, now faces three felony charges and a misdemeanor. Source

Electronics retailer joins a handful of stores that require face coverings as coronavirus cases surge across U.S. Source

Biden says the plan will create “millions” of jobs and move the U.S. closer to a carbon-free future. Source

President Trump said the killing of George Floyd was “terrible” but appeared to bristle when asked why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country.” Source