Feb 23 Watch 5:54 ‘Who Killed Malcolm X’ explores mystery of his murder By Ivette Feliciano It's been 55 years since human-rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in Harlem in front of hundreds of witnesses. But new evidence suggests two of the three men convicted of the crime are actually innocent. A new Netflix documentary, “Who… Continue watching
Feb 23 Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned By Frank Bajak, Associated Press In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election, when U.S. intelligence agencies fear even… Continue reading
Feb 23 Buttigieg questions 3rd place finish in Nevada, cites errors By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses and called for the state’s Democratic party to release a more detailed breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses. Continue reading
Feb 23 Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:11 Diverse electorates but stark gender divide in Nevada, South Carolina legislatures By PBS NewsHour This week's Nevada caucuses and next week's South Carolina primary have the most diverse electorates thus far in the 2020 presidential race. But there are stark divides in gender representation in those states' own legislative halls. Capri Cafaro, a former… Continue watching
Feb 22 AP FACT CHECK: Donald Trump and the audacity of hype By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press In their boisterous presidential debate, several Democrats sold short the health care plans of rivals or glossed over aspects of their own record. In an audacious league of his own, President Donald Trump celebrated the elimination of a tax that… Continue reading
Feb 22 At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting there on Monday with President Donald Trump, whom he's promised millions of adoring fans. Continue reading
Feb 22 Six questions before the Nevada caucus By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Nevada caucus, the third contest in the Democratic presidential race, is Saturday. One of the key questions is how well Sen. Bernie Sanders does. Continue reading
Feb 22 Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Bernie Sanders has scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses. His win on Saturday cements his status as the Democrats' national front-runner, though it's also escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 21 Photo essay: ‘I thought I voted for the lesser of two evils’ By Sebastian Rich The state has had a complicated relationship with President Donald Trump. Continue reading