Sep 28 Governor seeks review of police protest response in Oregon By Associated Press Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she has asked law enforcement leaders to review “any alleged incidents” involving their officers during a protest in Portland late Saturday into early Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Newsom warns about ‘pressing’ wildfires in Northern California By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas and Associated Press The latest inferno began with the Glass Fire at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, and two subsequent fires merged with it, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Continue reading
Sep 28 Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty By Bruce Schreiner, Rebecca Reynolds Yonker, Associated Press Brett Hankison’s plea Monday comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors. Continue reading
Sep 28 U.S. to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools By Matthew Perrone, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The move to dramatically expand testing comes just five weeks before the November elections as Trump continues to face criticism for his handling of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Sep 28 New California fire scorches wine country near San Francisco By Associated Press The new fires erupted Sunday in the famed Napa-Sonoma wine region and in far Northern California’s Shasta County, forcing hasty evacuations of neighborhoods. Continue reading
Sep 28 Trump former campaign manager hospitalized after threat to harm himself By Associated Press Police officers talked Brad Parscale out of his Fort Lauderdale home after his wife called police to say that he had multiple firearms and was threatening to hurt himself when he was hospitalized Sunday under the state’s Baker Act. Continue reading
Sep 28 Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok By Associated Press A more comprehensive ban remains scheduled for November, about a week after the presidential election. Continue reading
Sep 27 5 key findings from NY Times report on Trump’s tax returns By Associated Press President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:25 With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters By PBS NewsHour Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials are recruiting thousands of tech savvy… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 7:50 Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access Obamacare By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour… Continue watching