Sep 03 Biden meets Jacob Blake’s family to start Wisconsin trip By Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Associated Press Biden believes he can use his trip Thursday for community leaders to find common ground. He plans a public discussion with business figures, civic leaders and law enforcement. Continue reading
Sep 03 Trump faces pushback for urging people to vote twice as test By Deb Riechmann, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press President Donald Trump is facing a backlash for urging voters in North Carolina to vote by mail and then try to vote again in person to test the mail-in ballot system in the Nov. 3 election. Continue reading
Sep 02 Video shows police putting hood on Black man who died of asphyxiation By Michael Hill, Associated Press Daniel Prude died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester. Police body-camera video of the arrest was only released Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Germany confirms Russia’s Navalny was poisoned In our news wrap Wednesday, Germany says it has confirmed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was indeed poisoned. He fell into a coma last month in Siberia and is now in a Berlin hospital. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel said he… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 8:01 What CDC’s eviction moratorium means for renters — and landlords The Trump administration has announced a temporary national moratorium on evictions for tens of millions of renters who have lost work. The action comes via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says evictions pose a health hazard during… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:02 How Iowa became a coronavirus hot spot Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:47 Russia ‘launders’ disinformation by using fake personas, U.S. writers By Nick Schifrin The U.S. intelligence community has made it clear that when it comes to foreign interference in American elections, 2016 was only the beginning. As November approaches, efforts to persuade voters and sow disinformation and mistrust are growing. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching
Sep 02 Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine trials could end early if results are overwhelming By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The nation’s top infectious disease official is confident that an independent panel will base vaccine approval on science, not politics. Continue reading
Sep 02 Budget deficit to hit record $3.3 trillion due to virus, recession By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The project deficit is more than triple the 2019 shortfall and more than double the levels experienced after the market meltdown and Great Recession of 2008-2009. Continue reading
Sep 02 D.C. task force targets monuments, prompting fierce backlash By Associated Press A task force commissioned by the Washington, D.C., government has recommended renaming, relocating or adding context to dozens of monuments, schools, parks and buildings because of their namesakes' participation in slavery or racial oppression. Continue reading