Aug 27 Led by NBA, athletes again put focus on racial justice By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press While players and teams from baseball, the WNBA, MLS and tennis sat out their competitions Wednesday night, NBA players and coaches met for nearly three hours in a Disney hotel to determine next steps, including whether the season should continue. Continue reading
Aug 27 1st death reported from Hurricane Laura By Associated Press Gov. John Bel Edwards said he’s received report of the first fatality from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams… Continue reading
Aug 27 17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during protests in Kenosha By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests. Continue reading
Aug 27 More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. Continue reading
Aug 27 PHOTOS: Laura blasts destructive, life-threatening Gulf Coast path By Gerald Herbert, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn't evacuate. Continue reading
Aug 27 3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shooting By Steve Megargee, Associated Press Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin. Continue reading
Aug 26 NBA playoff games called off amid player protest, reverberates through other leagues By Brian Mahoney, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds reportedly decided not to play as scheduled Wednesday and WNBA players also are not playing three regular season games in Bradenton, Florida. Continue reading
Aug 26 Phoenix will pay settlement after police point guns, curse at Black couple over stolen doll By Associated Press The Arizona Republic reports that city payouts over excessive-force or wrongful-death claims against police have totaled millions of dollars in the last several years. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:50 Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm Potential catastrophe is blowing out of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura has morphed into a Category 4 monster, with winds that could reach 145 miles per hour. Officials are warning of extreme damage as the storm slams into the… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 4:25 Deadly violence erupts in Kenosha, days after Blake shooting By John Yang A chaotic night in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has led to two deaths. Cellphone video shows an unidentified white male shooting a rifle in the streets. The city has been in uproar since the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man,… Continue watching