Aug 23 Arizona Senate GOP's 2020 election report delayed due to COVID By Jonathan J. Cooper, Bob Christie, Associated Press The delay is the latest for the unprecedented partisan review. It has so far taken more than double the 60 days it was originally supposed to take. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 9:42 Dr. Fauci on Pfizer vaccine's FDA approval, approving Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots The Food and Drug Administration's full authorization to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a number of public health officials hopeful the move will encourage people who had been reluctant to get a shot now. For more on the approval and… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 2:13 Major flooding leaves 22 dead in Tennessee amid devastating 'loss and heartache' By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson Search crews across middle Tennessee are still looking through the debris of a flooded landscape. At least 22 people died in Saturday's disaster with a dozen others missing. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Aug 23 California firefighters battle a dozen large wildfires By Associated Press More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee. Continue reading
Aug 23 Kathy Hochul's rise in New York spotlights the barriers to women becoming governors By Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th Despite gains in representation in statehouses, Congress and other statewide offices — women hold positions like lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general at higher rates — their representation at statewide executive leadership remains stubbornly low. Continue reading
Aug 23 Proud Boys leader who burned Black Lives Matter flag gets 5 months in jail By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Tarrio was convicted of burning a BLM banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation's capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot. Continue reading
Aug 23 AP-NORC poll finds school mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S. By Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say masks and vaccines should be required in schools. Continue reading
Aug 23 Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Capitol Police announced the findings of their internal investigation into the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt on Monday. Federal prosecutors also cleared the officer of any wrongdoing after an investigation into the shooting. Continue reading
Aug 23 Crews search for missing after floods surge parts of Tennessee By Associated Press Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee, killing at least 22 people. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Psaki says Americans are not 'stranded' in Afghanistan By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing Monday, as the nation faces challenges with the Afghanistan pullout. Continue reading