Education Aug 05 Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft defends comments about schools reopening Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says comments he made that fathers would risk dying to send their children back to school are being misconstrued.
Health Aug 05 WATCH: Trump threatens executive action if no virus relief deal reached Trump said Wednesday he'll probably deliver his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House now that plans to hold the event in two battleground states have been foiled by coronavirus concerns and restrictions.
Politics Aug 05 WNBA players urge people to vote against Atlanta team owner in senate race Players from the Atlanta team, as well as players from the Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, wore "Vote Warnock" on T-shirts before games on Tuesday.
World Aug 05 Ukraine's leader asks Belarus to transfer detained Russians Ukraine’s president has asked the leader of Belarus to hand over some Russian security contractors detained on terrorism charges who also are accused of fighting alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Politics Aug 05 Rep. Rashida Tlaib defeats challenger in Michigan primary Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, easily secured likely re-election to the 13th District in and around Detroit.
Politics Aug 05 Gov. Jay Inslee advances in Washington gubernatorial primary More than 30 other people also ran in the gubernatorial primary, vying to face Inslee in November, when he'll be a heavy favorite.
World Aug 05 French president traveling to Lebanon after deadly explosion French President Emmanuel Macron announced he would fly to the shattered Lebanese capital, and two planeloads of French rescue workers and aid were expected to touch down on Wednesday afternoon.
Politics Aug 05 Protest leader Cori Bush ousts 20-year U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's Democratic primary.
Science Aug 04 WATCH: NASA Astronauts Hurley and Behnken discuss historic SpaceX Dragon test flight Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode the SpaceX Dragon capsule back to Earth less than a day after departing the International Space Station and two months after blasting off from Florida.
Health Aug 04 WATCH: Trump claims without evidence that Beirut explosion was an 'attack' U.S. officials said Wednesday there is no indication the massive explosion was an attack, contradicting Trump, who said American generals told him it was likely caused by a bomb.