Sep 09 Top Homeland Security official defends response to protests By Ben Fox, Associated Press Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said that the civil unrest in downtown Portland ranks among the top threats facing the United States, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, election interference and drug trafficking along the southern border. Continue reading
Sep 09 Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains By Marcio Jose Sanchez, Brian Melley, Associated Press More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Barr defends DOJ request to take over Trump's defense in Carroll case By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr says "the Westfall Act" is the reason the Department of Justice can take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows 'no compromises' on safety By Lauren Neergaard The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 3:00 Over 2 million acres have burned in California -- and fire season is just beginning By Stephanie Sy Record wildfires are still raging across vast swaths of California. The flames have burned more than 2 million acres, destroying scores of homes and other buildings. Hundreds of people have been stranded by the exploding blazes, requiring rescue by helicopter… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: House Democrats launch probe of USPS postmaster general In our news wrap Tuesday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a probe of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The Washington Post reports his former company pressured employees to make political contributions and then illegally reimbursed them. DeJoy… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 5:26 Why Fauci thinks a vaccine by November is 'unlikely' Millions of children returned to school Tuesday, many of them through virtual learning. At the same time, some colleges and universities are struggling with the consequences of reopening their campuses. And concerns over public trust in a potential coronavirus vaccine… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 9:32 Peter Strzok on why he believes Trump is 'compromised' by Russia Former FBI official Peter Strzok has been a target of President Trump's ire for his role in investigations of Hillary Clinton’s emails and the 2016 Trump campaign’s connections with Russia -- as well as his extramarital affair. Now Strzok is… Continue watching
Sep 08 Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death By Associated Press Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. Continue reading
Sep 08 Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count By Matthew Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Iris Samuels, Associated Press Millions of federal dollars for impoverished Native American communities are on the line in the U.S. census, and tribes are racing to avoid being undercounted again. Continue reading