Aug 21 WATCH: California governor gives wildfires update By Janie Har, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Wildfires that have claimed at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes are still raging in California. Three major collections of fires are threatening tens of thousands of homes in the San Francisco Bay… Continue reading
Aug 21 Mounting U.S. deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press, Damini Sharma, Anna Flagg, The Marshall Project, Larry Fenn, Associate Press As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020 and half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Your questions about the 2020 DNC, answered By Julia Griffin Former Vice President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president Thursday, capping off an unprecedented four-night virtual convention. Continue reading
Aug 21 Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public. Continue reading
Aug 21 California’s jobless rate improves, but economy still struggles to make a full comeback By Adam Beam, Associated Press California added more than 140,000 jobs in July and lowered its unemployment rate to 13.3%. But the unemployment rate is still higher than it ever was during the Great Recession a decade ago. Continue reading
Aug 21 Pentagon says use of surveillance planes in protests was legal By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The investigation by the Air Force inspector general found that the planes were used to gather information about crowd size, crowd flows and fires but they did not monitor individuals. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watchdog says the U.S. Census lacks door knockers needed for 2020 count By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Office of Inspector General this week issued an alert saying it was concerned about the bureau's ability to hire and retain workers, with six weeks left in the head count of every U.S. resident. The census helps determine the… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Brayden Harrington on how Joe Biden helped him manage a stutter By Will Weissert, Associated Press Brayden Harrington, of Concord, New Hampshire, described meeting Biden this year and getting tips on speaking without a stutter. Brayden said, "Joe Biden cared."… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Postmaster says ‘no idea’ mailboxes, equipment being removed By Lisa Mascaro, Anthony Izaguirre, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Facing public backlash, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying that it's his "sacred duty" to ensure election mail delivery. A Senate committee is digging into service changes he made ahead of the November election, just as millions of Americans are… Continue reading
Aug 21 Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern… Continue reading