Jul 02 WATCH: Biden calls for bipartisan action on citizenship during naturalization ceremony By Josh Boak, Associated Press The president said there should be a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, for foreign-born people who have temporary protected status due to strife in their birth countries and for farm workers. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Biden welcomes Dodgers, 2020 World Series champions, to White House By Josh Boak, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden will host the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday to mark the team's World Series victory last October over the Tampa Bay Rays. Continue reading
Jul 02 Sha’Carri Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test By Eddie Pells, Pat Graham, Associated Press American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Tally of missing in condo collapse falls to 128 after audit By Russ Bynum, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The tally of the missing in the Florida condominium collapse was substantially reduced Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported missing turned up safe, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 02 2 out of 3 Americans believe U.S. democracy is under threat By Courtney Vinopal Ahead of the first Fourth of July since an attack on the Capitol, fueled by baseless claims of voter fraud, and as several GOP-led states work now to enact stricter voting rules, majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents express worry… Continue reading
Jul 01 Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave despite efforts to help By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press As forecasters warned of record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people likely died. Continue reading
Jul 01 Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Michael Tarm, Associated Press The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Continue reading
Jul 01 Rashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby's release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts. Continue reading
Jul 01 5 takeaways from the Trump Organization indictment on tax crimes By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran The indictment alleges a “scheme to defraud” tax authorities at the federal, state and city level in New York through tax evasion that occured since at least 2005. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:43 What the Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona voting laws means for voting rights By John Yang, Alex D'Elia On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court issued major decisions that put the court's 6-3 conservative majority in the spotlight, especially given the national debate on voting rights. John Yang reports with Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent… Continue watching