Feb 04 Watch 5:49 In Harvey Weinstein’s trial, the defense questions the behavior of women accusing him The trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul accused of rape and sexual assault, has been emotionally charged and tense. So far, five women have testified that Weinstein abused them. The fifth, Jessica Mann, has been at the center… Continue watching
Feb 04 Twitter to label altered media and remove if it may cause harm By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter will begin to label and in some cases remove doctored or manipulated photos, audio and videos that are designed to mislead people. Continue reading
Feb 04 Senate so far split neatly along party lines on impeachment By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate is so far cleaving neatly along party lines in advance of Wednesday's virtually certain votes to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges. Just two or three undecided senators are even considering breaking with their party. The… Continue reading
Feb 04 Iowa disaster has Nevada Dems ‘evaluating’ their caucus plan By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Iowa Democrats' botched deployment of an app to tabulate results from its caucuses has kicked up a storm of uncertainty over plans in Nevada to use similar technology at the state's caucuses in less than three weeks. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Majority of Iowa caucus results expected by day’s end By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Democratic Party officials in Iowa are planning to release a majority of the delayed caucus results by 5 p.m. EST. The party officials in Iowa told the presidential campaigns the news as chaos and confusion hung over Iowa and its… Continue reading
Feb 04 U.S. general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, has slipped into Iraq as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government's push for an American troop withdrawal. McKenzie is… Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in the U.S. House of Representatives--a day before he is expected to be acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial and a day after the… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 26:45 What’s happening with results from Iowa Democratic caucuses The first contest of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary took place Monday evening with roughly 1,700 caucuses across Iowa. In Iowa, the Cook Political Report's Amy Walter and David Yepsen of Iowa PBS join John Yang, and the NewsHour's Daniel… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:44 Amy Walter and David Yepsen on Iowa caucus trends The first primary contest of the 2020 presidential primary has arrived, with nearly 1,700 caucuses taking place across Iowa. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and David Yepsen of Iowa PBS join John Yang in Iowa to discuss early… Continue watching
Feb 03 Walgreens to pay $7.5M in settlement over alleged phony pharmacist By Associated Press Prosecutors say Le used the license numbers of registered pharmacists in order to dispense prescriptions at Walgreens stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. They allegedly included prescriptions for fentanyl, morphine and codeine. Continue reading