Aug 26 Israeli PM and Biden postpone meeting because of Afghanistan By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House hurriedly rearranged President Joe Biden's schedule on Thursday after deadly explosions outside the airport in the Afghan capital. Continue reading
Aug 26 South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Circuit Judge John Brown also ordered Ravnsborg to pay assorted court costs after the Republican entered no-contest pleas Thursday in the crash that killed Joseph Boever last September. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Illinois governor announces statewide indoor mask mandate By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a statewide indoor mask mandate Thursday, as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to threaten the pandemic recovery around the nation. Continue reading
Aug 26 Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The suit in federal court in Washington alleges Trump "worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power."… Continue reading
Aug 26 Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo, report says By Associated Press The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced Wednesday it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain Towers South collapse. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby and Gen. Frank McKenzie hold briefing on Afghanistan By Associated Press The U.S. general overseeing the evacuation from Afghanistan says the United States will “go after” the perpetrators of the Kabul airport attacks if they can be found. Continue reading
Aug 26 California wildfire dangers may be spreading across state By Christopher Weber, John Antczak, Associated Press A wildfire that burned several homes near Los Angeles may signal that the region is facing the same dangers that have scorched Northern California this summer. Continue reading
Aug 26 Security threat at Kabul airport ‘imminent,’ U.S. diplomat says By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The security threat that prompted the State Department to urge Americans to move away from the perimeter of the Kabul airport was credible and urgent, the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 5:39 Biden promised humane immigration at the southern border. Did he deliver? On the heels of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, Amna Nawaz takes this moment to do a check-in on the U.S.-Mexico border with journalist Robert Moore, founder of the nonprofit news organization El… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:23 What to know about the eviction moratorium as it nears expiration again The clock is ticking away again for those who could face eviction this fall. The CDC's pandemic moratorium on evictions is set to expire in early October — or possibly even sooner. The Biden administration is pushing states, cities, and… Continue watching