Politics Aug 17 WATCH: Trump visits Wisconsin to speak about the economy President Donald Trump ramps up his push to stay four more years in the White House by rallying supporters on the same day Democrats open their four day virtual convention.
Nation Aug 17 Hundreds help clean up site of fatal Baltimore explosion News outlets report that more than 400 people showed up to a northwest Baltimore neighborhood on Sunday to help clear away debris from the scene where three row homes were leveled.
Nation Aug 17 U.S. approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge The Department of the Interior on Monday approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sprawling home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife.
Nation Aug 16 Lightning sparks new wildfires across California A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles.
Nation Aug 16 Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati At least 18 people were shot, including four killed, as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday.
World Aug 15 Iran threatens 'dangerous future' for UAE after Israel deal The Guard warned that the deal with Israel will set back American influence in the Middle East and bring a “dangerous future" for the Emirati government.
Politics Aug 14 WATCH: Biden, Harris sign documents ahead of Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention formally begins Monday, but there will be no physical gathering place, no cheering audience, no balloons.
Nation Aug 14 State police exit Portland after two weeks of protest duty Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city.
Politics Aug 14 Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed, watchdog says The top two officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law by the Trump administration, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog said Friday.
Science Aug 13 Computer scientist, pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dead at 91 Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world's first digital photograph, died Aug. 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported.