Aug 17 Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The U.S. government is imposing another round of restrictions on tech giant Huawei as President Donald Trump renews accusations the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: California governor demands probe of power blackouts By Janie Har, Adam Beam, Associated Press The governor warned that customers could again lose power Monday. Newsom also sent an letter to state energy overseers demanding to know why blackouts occurred with such little notice to the public. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump visits Wisconsin to speak about the economy By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The stop in Mankato is part of his plan to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday. Continue reading
Aug 15 AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump greeted the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris this past week with a litany of distortion and falsehoods, raging against cases of voting fraud where they didn’t exist and declining to quash conspiracy theories… Continue reading
Aug 14 After brief trade truce, U.S. slaps levy on Canadian aluminum By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump accuses Canada of flooding the U.S. market with its raw, unprocessed aluminum. Critics of the tariffs counter that a jump in Canadian raw aluminum shipments to the United States is within historical norms and reflects stepped-up production from a… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 5:29 The pandemic has created unexpected summer jobs for these young people By John Yang, Gretchen Frazee The summer job is a rite of passage for many teens and younger adults. Because of the pandemic, however, traditional roles such as camp counselor, lifeguard and waiter, are scarce. But as John Yang reports, some local governments are providing… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:52 Voices of Americans suffering the pandemic's economic harm By Rhana Natour It has been two weeks since the federal government’s previous coronavirus relief package expired, and Democrats and Republicans appear no closer to a new deal. That means $600 less per week in unemployment benefits for many Americans, and millions of… Continue watching
Aug 14 Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows By Laura Santhanam Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 13 Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore… Continue reading