World Aug 27 How nations are going back to school -- or not Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations.
Nation Aug 27 Chemical fire breaks out in Hurricane Laura's wake, Louisiana governor warns A large chemical fire has sent a dangerous cloud over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city.
Nation Aug 27 Laura still a hurricane 170 miles after landfall The powerful storm struck land near Cameron on the southwest Louisiana coast at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Nine hours later, it was about 10 miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and had not yet weakened into a tropical storm.
Nation Aug 27 1st death reported from Hurricane Laura Gov. John Bel Edwards said he's received report of the first fatality from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams…
Politics Aug 26 WATCH: Trump backer facing insider trading charge speaks at RNC The campaign would not definitively say earlier Wednesday whether Jack Brewer, a former professional football player and a member of Black Voices for Trump, would speak. But he did address the convention on Wednesday night.
Politics Aug 26 WATCH: At RNC, nun lauds Trump for being anti-abortion A Washington nun who is also a surgeon and retired U.S. Army officer says, “Donald Trump is the most pro-life President that this nation has ever had.”…
Politics Aug 26 WATCH: McEnany says Trump supported her amid mastectomy One of President Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal supporters says her boss’s empathy for the changes in her life portray the type of world she wants for her daughter.
Politics Aug 26 WATCH: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem paints dark picture of U.S. under Dem leaders South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spoke on the third night of the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020.
Nation Aug 26 Phoenix will pay settlement after police point guns, curse at Black couple over stolen doll The Arizona Republic reports that city payouts over excessive-force or wrongful-death claims against police have totaled millions of dollars in the last several years.
Education Aug 26 Indiana teachers hit by pellets in shooter training drill sue police A group of teachers at a northern Indiana elementary school who were struck and injured last year by plastic pellets during an active shooter training drill are suing local police, accusing them of using excessive force during what the lawsuit…