Aug 03 Trump fires Tennessee Valley Authority chair, cites hiring of foreign workers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump has fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federal-owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: 2020 Hutchins Forum ‘America’s racial reckoning: The pandemic(s) and the election’ By Yasmeen Alamiri Join PBS NewsHour’s special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS’ “Finding Your Roots”) as they host and moderate the 2020 Hutchins Forum "America's racial reckoning: The pandemic(s) and the election."… Continue reading
Aug 03 Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making By John Seewer, Associated Press Ohio lawmakers are facing calls to repeal a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout that’s now entangled in a state bribery scandal. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Florida gov. says he’s encouraged by virus trends By Associated Press Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported. Continue reading
Aug 03 Nevada lawmakers pass bill allowing automatic mail ballots, Trump slams move By Sam Metz, Associated Press Nevada's Legislature has passed a bill that would add the state to a growing list of U.S. states that will mail all active voters ballots for the November 2020 election amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 03 U.S. manufacturing shows further improvement in July By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press U.S. manufacturing showed further improvement in July with a key gauge of activity rising for a second straight month. Continue reading
Aug 03 Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire By Associated Press Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders early Monday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in triple-digit heat. Continue reading
Aug 03 Retail continues to falter as Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy By Associated Press The company last year, before the emergence of coronavirus, sold its 11-story flagship building on New York’s Fifth Avenue which it's owned for more than a century. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:40 The safety concerns for teachers before schools reopen By PBS NewsHour The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Aug 02 SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. Continue reading