Aug 25 Honda reaches $85 million settlement over defective airbags By Associated Press The systems were designed and made by Takata Corp. Continue reading
Aug 25 Politics This Morning: What to expect from night 2 of the RNC By Daniel Bush, Amna Nawaz The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, August 24 with speeches from Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Steve Scalise, Kimberly Guilfolye, Donald Trump Jr. and others. As day two of the RNC gets underway, join the PBS NewsHour's… Continue reading
Aug 25 Trump nominates Chad Wolf to lead Department of Homeland Security By Ben Fox, Associated Press Wolf has been a vocal advocate of an administration decision to use DHS to protect federal property and monuments following the protests that erupted this spring over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Aug 25 University of Alabama shuts down bars amid spike in COVID-19 cases By Associated Press Tuscaloosa is closing bars for the next two weeks after what University of Alabama officials call an unacceptable rise in coronavirus cases on campus. Continue reading
Aug 25 American Airlines to eliminate 19,000 jobs amid pandemic-driven downturn in travel By David Koenig, Associated Press American began the year with about 140,000 employees but expects fewer than 100,000 to remain in October. Continue reading
Aug 25 FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on coronavirus By Deb Reichmann, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Responding to outcries from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is admitting he overstated the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. Continue reading
Aug 25 Many Americans shoring up finances amid downturn, poll says By Josh Boak, Emily Swanson, Associated Press A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 45% of Americans say they are setting aside more money than usual during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 25 Father of Black man shot by Kenosha police says his son is paralyzed By Mike Householder, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Jacob Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was told his son was shot eight times during the Sunday evening confrontation with police, which was captured on cellphone video and led to two nights of unrest in the city… Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Texas governor addresses Hurricane Laura as evacuation orders issued By Rebecca Santana, Jeff Martin, Associated Press More than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts ahead of Hurricane Laura. Forecasters expect Laura to grow to a major Category 3 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico… Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Charlie Kirk says Trump is guarding 'Western civilization' By PBS NewsHour Kirk said at the start of the evening portion of the RNC on Monday that President Donald Trump had reclaimed the U.S. government “from the rotten cartel of insiders that have been destroying our country.”… Continue reading