Mar 06 Watch 6:49 How lack of paid sick leave is complicating U.S. virus response As COVID-19 spreads to communities nationwide, financial and logistical concerns about its impact are rising. Among the major questions are whether employers will require workers to take unpaid sick leave, and who will pay for potentially significant medical bills. William… Continue watching
Mar 06 Trump surveys tornado damage, marvels at ‘tremendous heart’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump has toured a neighborhood in Tennessee reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marveled at "the tremendous heart" he witnessed. He also offered a message for survivors and those who lost family members, saying:… Continue reading
Mar 06 Jewish groups condemn Nazi flag display at Sanders Arizona rally By Elana Schor, Associated Press The Democratic presidential candidate has talked about members of his father's family being "wiped out" by the Holocaust. Continue reading
Mar 06 Stocks fall, bond yields take another breathtaking drop By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks kept falling Friday and bond yields took more breathtaking drops as a brutal, dizzying couple weeks of trading showed no sign of letting up. Continue reading
Mar 06 Alabama executes man convicted in officers’ murders amid calls to save inmate By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama's first execution of the year came after a last minute bid to stop it, that included support from the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The legislation will provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments, and help state and local governments prepare for and respond to the threat. Continue reading
Mar 06 U.S. added 273K jobs in February before virus escalated By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press If employers were to start slashing jobs as a consequence of the virius, it could significantly escalate the economic damage. Continue reading
Mar 05 Alabama execution stayed by U.S. Supreme Court to review appeal By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Woods and co-defendant Kerry Spencer were sentenced to death in the slaying of three Birmingham police officers in 2004. Continue reading
Mar 05 Klobuchar calls for independent review of murder case after scrutiny By Robin McDowell, Michael Rezendes, Associated Press In calling for an independent review, Klobuchar was yielding to increasing community pressure to re-open a case that interrupted her Democratic presidential primary run, after The Associated Press published the results of a yearlong investigation that uncovered major flaws in… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:34 Why it was so difficult for HHS to reunite separated migrant families A new watchdog report reveals troubling details about how the U.S. government handled the separation of migrant families as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. The litany of failures includes communication breakdown, lack of planning and insufficient… Continue watching