Aug 28 WATCH: Kenosha police chief says officers didn't see protest shooter as threat By Associated Press What the officers were driving into in this case, said Chief Mikinis, "was a shots fired complaint, not a shooting, not a person down complaint."… Continue reading
Aug 28 More than 750,000 still without power in Hurricane Laura's aftermath By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press In hard-hit Lake Charles, Louisiana, the mayor says many of the city's 80,000 residents could be without basic services for days or weeks… Continue reading
Aug 28 Health agencies' credibility at risk after week of blunders By Matthew Perrone, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press First, the head of the Food and Drug Administration had to walk back exaggerated statements about the benefits of a new plasma therapy for coronavirus. Then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention triggered a backlash from the medical community… Continue reading
Aug 28 Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis By Amy Forliti, Jeff Baenen, Associated Press After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading quickly on social media, sending concerned residents and… Continue reading
Aug 28 Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations By Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Thousands gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have A Dream" address, a vision of racial equality that remains elusive for millions of Americans. And turnout has been… Continue reading
Aug 27 Illinois teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1 By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press Prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the wounding of a third. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley filed the charges against Kyle Rittenhouse Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 8:29 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 4:07 Authorities release new details on Blake shooting, subsequent violence By Courtney Norris Three days after Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, shockwaves are still reverberating and details still emerging. Wisconsin’s attorney general said that police first used a Taser on Blake, who was reportedly shot less than three minutes after… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:11 'We're more than just basketball players,' Ray Allen says of sports boycotts The shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has sparked public outrage in that city and beyond. Athletes from the NBA, the WNBA, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer refused to play Wednesday night, and nearly a… Continue watching