Aug 27 3 Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave pending misconduct investigation By Associated Press The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:04 Jan. 6 rioters pursue new path for payments from Trump administration By Liz Landers, Doug Adams Some Jan. 6 rioters are pursuing a new path to seek millions of dollars from the federal government after the Justice Department abandoned plans for its controversial anti-weaponization fund. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 3:13 Craig Fugate and Amna Nawaz discuss climate change and disaster response on 'Settle In' By Amna Nawaz Craig Fugate led the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Obama administration through record-breaking disaster years. On our PBS News podcast, "Settle In," Amna Nawaz spoke with Fugate about how climate change has upended disaster response, and about criticism that… Continue watching
Aug 27 Tate brothers appear in court, asking to be released from jail during extradition fight By David Fischer, Associated Press Lawyers for the Tates are asking a judge to allow them to be freed from custody at least until an extradition hearing can be held on their U.K. rape and trafficking charges. They have remained in a federal detention center in Miami… Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: More than 80 people charged in federal takedown of Puerto Rico gang By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration's efforts to highlight… Continue reading
Aug 27 With time limits and stronger age checks, Meta's new rules for kids go further. Critics say it's not enough By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from… Continue reading
Aug 27 Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific as Dolly churns in the Atlantic By Associated Press Dolly was the fourth named storm for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Continue reading
Aug 27 ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected By Michael Gonzalez, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy trial after hearing closing arguments By Associated Press While both sides agree she killed her children, Clancy’s defense team argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis, with defense attorney Kevin Reddington stating that “lousy medical care” exacerbated her condition. Prosecutors argued she intentionally planned the killings and that the… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 7:14 $17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says By Geoff Bennett Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement, putting to rest a trial where dozens of states accused it of deliberately endangering children through their platforms. The company behind Facebook and Instagram agreed to implement digital guardrails… Continue watching