Jan 20 White House and prosecutors lay out arguments ahead of impeachment trial By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The trial resumes on Tuesday with what could be a fight over the ground rules. Continue reading
Jan 20 Migrants cross river into Mexico after being refused passage to U.S. By Sonia Perez D., Maria Verza, Associated Press The 3,000 Central American migrants have demanded they be allowed to move freely through Mexico to reach the United States, but Mexican officials have refused. Continue reading
Jan 20 Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press “There is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated. The question is how best to approach this,” Sundar Pichai said. Continue reading
Jan 20 Accusers’ behavior likely to be a focus in Weinstein trial By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Prosecutors are expected to call a sex crimes expert as a witness to dispel assumptions about how rape and sexual assault victims behave after an attack. Continue reading
Jan 20 Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights By Alan Suderman, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency days ahead of Monday’s rally, banning all weapons including guns from the event on Capitol Square. Continue reading
Jan 19 US marks King holiday amid fears of deep racial divisions By Corey Williams, Associated Press As the nation marks the holiday honoring King, the mood surrounding it is overshadowed by deteriorating race relations in an election season that has seen one candidate of color after another quit the 2020 presidential race. Continue reading
Jan 19 Schiff accuses NSA, CIA of withholding documents on Ukraine By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. “They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover… Continue reading
Jan 19 No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press No cellphones. No talking. No escape. That's the reality during the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Making NewsHour Weekend: Covering stories at home, abroad and everywhere in between By PBS NewsHour Weekend NewsHour Weekend producers Laura Fong and Mori Rothman reported in 2019 on the impact of the U.S. trade war with China on farmers in North Carolina and Wisconsin a year ahead of the 2020 Republican and Democratic national conventions. They… Continue watching