May 20 Senate panel approves subpoena in Hunter Biden probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 8-6 to subpoena Blue Star Strategies. The lobbying firm was a consultant to Burisma, a gas company in Ukraine that paid Hunter Biden to serve as a board member. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. arrests 2 men accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss’ escape By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan while he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges. Continue reading
May 20 Quest for ‘super-duper’ missiles pits U.S. against key rivals By Robert Burns, Associated Press For decades the United States has searched for ways to get ultra-fast flight right, but now China and Russia are arguably ahead in this chase,… Continue reading
May 20 As U.S. births fall, the virus could drive them down more By Associated Press The CDC found the number of births fell about 1% from 2018, to about 3.7 million. Birth rates continued to fall for teen moms and for women in their 20s. Continue reading
May 20 Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary By Associated Press The mail-in primary was complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, as election workers kept social distancing in county offices while staffing levels were down. Continue reading
May 20 Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens chemical plant By Associated Press Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan. Continue reading
May 20 What’s going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios By Edward J. Maloney, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed Ideas range from getting back to normal to fully remote learning. Continue reading
May 19 Trump tells Senate GOP to ‘be tough’ on Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans to “be tough” on Democrats heading into the fall election. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:35 Newsom: California reopening ‘driven by evidence, not ideology’ California was one of the first U.S. states to see a significant outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but in the past few weeks, the curve of infection there has flattened. As a result, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced plans to… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 6:35 Why American nursing homes have been hit so hard by coronavirus By Lisa Desjardins Nursing homes across the country are facing a desperate situation during the coronavirus pandemic. In 17 states, more than half of reported COVID-19 deaths have been at these facilities. Chronic staffing shortages, made worse by the virus, and inadequate infection… Continue watching