Sep 11 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Bahrain becomes 4th Arab country to normalize relations with Israel In our news wrap Friday, Bahrain became the fourth Arab country to normalize ties with Israel. President Trump made the announcement only weeks after the United Arab Emirates took the same step. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the move… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 6:26 How these September 11th babies, now voting age, see America Some 13,000 babies were born in the United States on September 11th, 2001. Today, they turn 19, and this fall, they will be able to vote in a presidential election. Garrett Graff is the author of an oral history of… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 3:23 Honoring victims of the coronavirus pandemic As we remember the thousands of Americans who lost their lives on this day 19 years ago, we also remember those who have died in the last weeks and months from COVID-19. Judy Woodruff shares stories of five more. Continue watching
Sep 11 1 in 10 Americans don’t have enough food. The pandemic is making things worse By Laura Santhanam Data is starting to catch up to the real-life fallout of dueling health and economic crises, and shows that households of color and those with less income are disproportionately affected so far. Continue reading
Sep 11 Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Nora Dannehy was a top prosecutor on a team led by U.S. Attorney John Durham of Connecticut, who was appointed last year to lead an investigation into how the FBI and other federal agencies set out to investigate Russian interference… Continue reading
Sep 11 Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, but only after a roller-coaster day where a gain of 0.9% gave way to a loss of 0.9%. Continue reading
Sep 11 Trump Homeland Security pick faces hurdles to confirmation By Ben Fox, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican senators, who are fighting to keep their majority in November, appear in no rush to launch a heated confirmation that will force uncomfortable questions about whether agency actions were driven by Trump's political agenda. Continue reading
Sep 11 Judges rules Florida felons can’t vote until they pay fines, fees By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Florida voter passed overwhelmingly in 2018 for felons who have completed their sentences to have voting rights restored. But the legal dispute arose after lawmakers the next year moved to define what it means to complete a sentence. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: House members honor 9/11 victims with moment of silence By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi joined with other members of Congress for a moment of silence to observe the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 11 Oregon orders 500,000 to evacuate ahead of historic wildfires By Andrew Selsky, Sara Cline, Associated Press The number of people ordered to evacuate statewide because of fires rose to an estimated 500,000 — more than 10 percent of the state's 4.2 million people, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management reported late Thursday. Continue reading