Politics Aug 24 AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP distort on health care, vote fraud President Donald Trump made a dizzying array of misleading claims about voting fraud and health care Monday as fellow Republicans opened their convention with speeches distorting the agenda of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.
Politics Aug 24 WATCH: Former NFL player tout support for Trump During the opening night of Republicans’ convention Monday, Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones, a Democrat, said “all hell broke loose” when he announced his support for President Donald Trump.
Politics Aug 24 WATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan recounts Trump call with grieving family Ohio congressman Jim Jordan is describing an empathetic moment he shared with President Donald Trump, part of an effort that aides said is aimed at presenting a side of the president many Americans don’t see.
Politics Aug 24 WATCH: RNC chair Ronna McDaniel mocks Biden over VP pick Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel spoke on the first night of the party’s national convention, striking back at Democrats who nominated Joe Biden last week for the presidential race.
Politics Aug 24 WATCH: Trump speaks on the virus while visiting North Carolina food program In the toss-up state of North Carolina, Trump spoke on a tarmac in Fletcher to several hundred cheering supporters — the majority not wearing masks — after he addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte.
Education Aug 24 Zoom gets glitchy on first day of school for thousands Zoom is experiencing partial outages during the first day of school for thousands of students who are relying on the video conferencing technology to connect with educators. The company said Monday that it began receiving reports of disruptions around 9…
Nation Aug 24 Peaceful protest urged in fatal police shooting of Black man This was the third shooting by Lafayette police since mid-July.
World Aug 23 India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south.
Health Aug 21 WATCH: WHO head hopes COVID-19 pandemic ends in 'less than two years' WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan noted that the 1918 pandemic hit the globe in three distinct waves and that the second wave, which started during the fall of 1918, was the most devastating.
Health Aug 21 South Korea reports 324 new infections in a day, most since March Most of the new cases are in the densely populated Seoul region, where health workers are scrambling to track transmissions from sources including churches, restaurants, schools and workers.