Feb 26 WATCH: Trump puts Pence in charge of novel coronavirus response By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence will be working with the government's top health authorities, and Trump's earlier-appointed coronavirus task force, to oversee the response. Continue reading
Feb 26 Saudi military students resume U.S. flight training after Pensacola shooting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Navy said in a statement that flight training for the Saudi students resumed Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 8:25 Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler details harassment, retaliation in new book In 2015, Susan Fowler was excited about joining high-flying startup Uber -- but was propositioned by her manager on her first day. Just over a year later, Fowler detailed a corporate culture of harassment and retaliation in a blog post… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 11:16 Trump moves to reassure public on virus response, appointing Pence to lead it President Trump has faced criticism for his response to the global outbreak of novel coronavirus. On Wednesday, he held a briefing about how the federal government is mobilizing in case the illness spreads widely within the U.S. Yamiche Alcindor and… Continue watching
Feb 26 Multiple people killed in shooting at Milwaukee Molson Coors complex By Carrie Antlfinger, Gretchen Ehlke, Associated Press The shooter killed five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump defends handling of virus while Democrats seek $8.5 billion By Darlene Superville, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The White House has considered naming a virus czar, and HHS Secretary Alex Azar himself was said to be supportive of naming a czar. Continue reading
Feb 26 Utility to pay $53 million for blasts that damaged homes, killed 1 By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Authorities said Wednesday that Columbia Gas of Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Pipeline Safety Act and pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed under the law. Continue reading
Feb 26 Congress makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Emmett Till By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation. Continue reading
Feb 26 5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history By Shane Bauer "American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book. Continue reading
Feb 26 Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The decision overturned a lower court's decision ordering the administration to release funding to New York City and seven states. Continue reading