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
Mar 05 Appeals court sides with asylum-seekers on Trump policy By Associated Press A U.S. appeals court says a partial ban on asylum doesn't apply to anyone who arrived at the border before the policy was announced last summer. The Trump administration announced in July it would deny asylum to anyone who traveled… Continue reading
Mar 05 Harvey Weinstein moved to NYC jail after heart procedure By Tom Hays, Michael Sisak, Associated Press Weinstein had been kept at a New York City hospital since Feb. 24 over concerns about a heart condition after a jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault charges. Continue reading
Mar 05 Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion By Mike Schneider, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The decision came Thursday, hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Facebook for the ads, saying people would confuse the survey with the once-a-decade head count. Continue reading
Mar 05 Voters mourn women candidates' losses in 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press With the presidential race exit of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic women are coming to terms with a new and for some a painful reality: If 2019 was the Year of the Woman, with a record number of women sworn into Congress… Continue reading