Nation Aug 20 Police chief says Tennessee officers broke down door of innocent family Three white Tennessee police officers have had their police powers suspended after they broke down the door of an innocent Black family this week. Nashville police say officers used a public housing agency database to find the home of a…
Health Aug 20 Sen. Cassidy tests positive for virus, has COVID-19 symptoms The Republican senator made the announcement Thursday and said he is quarantining in Louisiana. His spokesman says Cassidy is experiencing "mild symptoms that began this morning" of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
World Aug 20 France sticks to school openings despite jump in infections France's president insisted that the country will send millions of students back to school starting Sept. 1 despite seeing the biggest weekly spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the height of its outbreak in the spring.
Nation Aug 20 Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says at least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in the recent weeks since rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s operations.
Nation Aug 20 Clashes erupt outside U.S. immigration building in Portland Protesters in Portland have clashed with federal agents for the first time since July in a demonstration that targeted a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.
World Aug 20 Russian opposition leader Navalny collapses in airplane in suspected poisoning If true, he wouldn’t be the first prominent, outspoken Russian to be the target of toxic attack.
Politics Aug 19 Read Kamala Harris' full speech at the Democratic National Convention She addressed the Democratic National Convention’s third night after former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall.
Politics Aug 19 Read Obama's full speech at the Democratic National Convention Former U.S. President Barack Obama took the virtual stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night and implored voters to back his former vice president for the nation’s top job, arguing that “our democracy” is on the line.
Politics Aug 19 WATCH: Elizabeth Warren says Biden has 'some really good plans' Former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says Joe Biden can hold his own on having a plan for nearly every policy challenge, large and small.
Politics Aug 19 WATCH: Pelosi says Trump disrespects facts, women House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusing President Donald Trump of “disrespect for facts, for working families and for women in particular,” disrespect she says she’s “seen firsthand.”…