Jul 12 It's Trump's call on what the GOP convention will look like By Zeke Miller, Associated Press After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a sharp recession, Trump aides and allies are increasingly questioning whether it’s worth the trouble, and some are advocating that the convention be scrapped altogether. Conventions are meant to lay out a… Continue reading
Jul 11 Conservation groups upset by North Cascades grizzly decision By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press The forested mountains in and around North Cascades National Park in north central Washington state have long been considered prime habitat for threatened grizzly bears, so environmental groups are upset the Trump administration scrapped plans to reintroduce the apex predators… Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 9:29 Should the U.S. designate racial violence as terrorism? By Simon Ostrovsky White supremacist violence in the U.S. is on the rise with deadly incidents increasing sharply over the last five years, according to new figures from the University of Maryland’s Start center. It’s part of a global trend that has led… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:06 Reevaluating 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 60 years later By PBS NewsHour In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most widely read books in middle school, was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny. NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari… Continue watching
Jul 11 Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Continue reading
Jul 11 Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Twenty-five percent of the Republican president's senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36% of Biden’s senior staff. Biden’s overall campaign team is 35% nonwhite; Trump’s campaign did not provide a comparable number. Continue reading
Jul 11 AP FACT CHECK: If he's said it once, he's said it 100 times By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press COVID-19 testing would be the envy of the world, the economy would be on the cusp of roaring back, the threat would be receding in a pandemic that has sickened more than 3.1 million Americans and killed more than 134,000. Continue reading
Jul 10 Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Roger Stone has told The Associated Press that President Donald Trump called to inform him he would commute his prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia probe. Continue reading
Jul 10 What's next for abortion legislation in the U.S.? By Courtney Vinopal Some caution that the narrow Supreme Court decision to strike down a Louisiana law does not necessarily signal abortion rights will be protected by the high court in future cases. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 3:09 More states return to containment measures as virus sets new records By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. has set another record for daily new coronavirus infections -- as it has on six out of the past 10 days. Texas logged 10,000 new cases Thursday, and hospitals in Florida are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. With no… Continue watching