Aug 31 Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78 By Associated Press John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. Continue reading
Aug 31 Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won’t order dismissal By Associated Press The decision keeps the matter at least temporarily alive and rejects efforts by both Flynn's lawyers and the Justice Department to force the prosecution to be dropped without any further inquiry from the judge. Continue reading
Aug 31 State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting By Associated Press Oregon State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of a man following clashes between President Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters. Continue reading
Aug 30 1 dead in Portland after Trump supporters, protesters clash By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press One person was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets of the city that has become a flashpoint in the national unrest since… Continue reading
Aug 29 Blake’s family to lead Kenosha rally against police violence By Stephen Groves, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back, are leading a march and rally Saturday to call for an end to police violence. Continue reading
Aug 29 Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins By Gerald Herbert, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Cleanup after Hurricane Laura has begun but residents returning to Southwestern Louisiana are coming back to weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer. Continue reading
Aug 28 Activists reflect on 1963 March on Washington amid renewed calls to address racial injustice By Courtney Vinopal As thousands of attendees gathered in Washington to protest police brutality, activists reflected on the march in 1963 and how it informs the fight for racial justice today. Continue reading
Aug 28 The GOP’s norm-shattering convention showed how the two parties are worlds apart By Amna Nawaz, Daniel Bush, Yamiche Alcindor, Leah Nagy, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux, Frank Carlson PBS NewsHour’s senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and what it means for the 2020 race. Continue reading
Aug 28 MGM Resorts lays off a quarter of its 70,000 American staff amid pandemic By Matt Ott, Associated Press MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across a broad swath of U.S. industries, particularly those that rely on healthy crowds of people. Continue reading
Aug 28 House readies contempt resolution as Pompeo defies subpoenas By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel of New York said Friday that the panel will prepare a contempt resolution for what he called Pompeo's "unprecedented record of obstruction and defiance."… Continue reading