Aug 12 U.S. budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion By Matt Ott, Associated Press U.S. budget deficit climbed to $2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of the budget year. That exceeds any on record, and it's expected to eventually reach levels more than double the nation's largest recorded annual deficit. Continue reading
Aug 12 Prosecutors charge 3 with threatening women in R. Kelly case By Jim Mustian, Associated Press Prosecutors said Wednesday that one of the men set fire to a vehicle in Florida outside a residence where one victim was staying and offered to pay another victim $500,000 to keep her from cooperating in Kelly's prosecution. Continue reading
Aug 12 FBI investigates shooting of military helicopter in Virginia By Michael Balsamo, Robert Burns, Associated Press The FBI is investigating the shooting of a military helicopter during a training mission this week in northern Virginia, injuring one crew member who was aboard, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Sumner Redstone, who built media empire including CBS, dies at 97 By Associated Press Under his watch, Viacom became one of the nation’s media titans, home to pay TV channels MTV and Comedy Central and movie studio Paramount Pictures. Continue reading
Aug 11 Egg producer gouged prices when pandemic hit, lawsuit says By Associated Press The company said the pandemic caused a massive disruption in every sector of the economy, including the egg industry. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:57 News Wrap: Russia approves vaccine for COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia became the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. But with only two months of human testing and no large-scale trials yet, global health experts sounded alarms in response. Also, hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 5:53 Parents and students reevaluate college costs amid virtual learning For higher education, the pandemic has forced major questions about affordability and cost into the spotlight. Both students and parents are hesitant to spend tens of thousands of dollars on classes taken via video, and many feel that the loss… Continue watching
Aug 11 GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting after restrictions eased By Eric Tucker, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Republican Party heads into its first presidential contest this November free from decades-old legal constraints on the use of volunteers to monitor the polls on Election Day. Continue reading
Aug 11 Politically charged 'black-ish' episode gets belated home By Lynn Elber, Associated Press A politically charged episode of “black-ish” from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu. In a social media post, “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris said he can't wait for people to see the episode for themselves. Continue reading
Aug 11 Navajo Nation president asks Trump to commute death sentence By Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has asked President Donald Trump to commute the death sentence of a Navajo man convicted in the 2001 killing of a fellow tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter. Nez cited the tribe's… Continue reading