Sep 18 Biden says 2020 winner should pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg successor By Associated Press Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has paid to tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her enduring legacy. Continue reading
Sep 18 Pelosi calls Ginsburg’s death an ‘an incalculable loss for our democracy’ By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is “an incalculable loss for our democracy and for all who sacrifice and strive to build a better future for our children.”… Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump calls the late Ginsburg ‘an amazing woman’ By Associated Press Ginsburg died Friday of complications from cancer at the age of 87. The news of her death broke shortly after Trump began to address a campaign rally in Minnesota. Continue reading
Sep 18 Majority Leader McConnell promises a quick vote on Trump court pick By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:04 Remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dead at 87 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who long stood for women’s rights issues and became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She died at the age of 87 of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Continue watching
Sep 18 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: CDC rescinds guidance about not testing asymptomatic people In our news wrap Friday, the CDC rescinded guidance that discouraged coronavirus testing for people who have no symptoms. The New York Times reported officials at the Department of Health and Human Services had posted the language on the CDC… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 3:19 Remembering 5 victims of the coronavirus pandemic This Friday represents the 23rd in which we have paid tribute to casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. As the U.S. approaches another sad threshold -- that of 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 -- we remember five more of those lost. Judy… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Trump seeks rural votes in Minnesota battleground By Will Weissert, Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the final stages of the race. This is when campaigns typically focus their resources on more traditional swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Sep 18 Independent investigation into Daniel Prude’s death advances By Associated Press The Rochester City Council has authorized independent investigators to issue subpoenas to various city departments and others as they look into the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Continue reading