Josiah Bates

Josiah Bates is a reporter for TIME based in New York City

Two women embrace at a protest over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020.

'Knowing My Brother Is to Love My Brother.' Family and Friends Mourn Minneapolis Police Killing Victim George Floyd

Amid protests, family and friends are mourning Minneapolis police killing v...

Amid protests, family and friends are mourning Minneapolis police killing victim George Floyd

Pro-Choice protesters march through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, during the March For Reproductive Freedom on May 19, 2019. A reproductive rights non-profit organization in Alabama has purchased an abortion clinic, to make sure women in the state still have access to reproductive healthcare services.

Alabama Reproductive Rights Nonprofit Buys One of the State's Few Abortion Clinics to Keep It Open

The purchase came a year after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill aimed at banning...

The purchase came a year after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill aimed at banning all abortions in the state

The exterior glass facade of a ground floor commercial storefront Barber Shop with a traditional barbers pole - Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC September 25, 2015.

A New York Barber Who Defied Orders and Kept Cutting Hair Tests Positive for COVID-19

The Ulster County Department of Health urged anyone who recently received a...

The Ulster County Department of Health urged anyone who recently received a haircut from the shop to get tested

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Members of the New York City Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau stand in Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in New York City. The NYPD will take a step back in their social distancing enforcement after multiple violent incidents at the hands of police officers drew widespread criticism.

New York Mayor Announces NYPD Will Scale Back Social Distancing Enforcement

During a Friday press conference, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the po...

During a Friday press conference, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the police will no longer be handing out tickets or making arrests for people who are gathered in small groups or those who are not wearing masks.

The Parent Portal information on coronavirus from the Alhambra Unified School District is displayed on a cellphone on Feb. 4, 2020 in Alhambra, Calif

Why Conspiracy Theories Are Running Rampant Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak

In a video series TIME is producing with Katie Couric, Dr. Emily Vraga, an ...

In a video series TIME is producing with Katie Couric, Dr. Emily Vraga, an Associate Professor of Health Communication at the University of Minnesota, says that it's easy to see why people are turning to unproven theories about the virus

Police officers watch as activists hold small Make America Great Again (MAGA) rally in City Hall Park advocating for reopening New York state regardless of COVID-19 pandemic.

Police Data Reveals Stark Racial Discrepancies in Social Distancing Enforcement Across New York City

'I want to see every community treated fairly,' NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio sa...

'I want to see every community treated fairly,' NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says

In this Wednesday, May 6, 2020 photo, community members protest in Indianapolis, hours after a man was killed during an Indianapolis police involved shooting which was apparently captured in part on Facebook Live video.

Indianapolis Police Officer Shoots Man in Livestreamed Killing. Here's What to Know

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), office...

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), officers began pursuing the individual after they noticed him driving recklessly and attempted to pull him over.