Oct 07 Should you eat more red meat? By Nsikan Akpan Despite new guidelines for red and processed meat, the answer is still broadly no. Here's why nutritional studies are so confusing. Continue reading
Oct 07 NBA’s Chinese social media account reinterprets official statement about a Hong Kong tweet By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted a now-deleted image that read "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong."… Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Trump signs trade deal with Japan The deal would win back for American farmers benefits they lost when Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Immigration protesters disrupt speech from acting DHS head McAleenan By Colleen Long, Associated Press As Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan took the stage, a handful of protesters stood up and held large black banners, one read "Hate is Not Normal," and shouted out that children were under attack. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court begins election year term full of big cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press This year, the court will hear high-profile cases about abortions, protections for young immigrants and LGBT rights. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:54 SCOTUS takes on DACA, LGBTQ rights in new term By PBS NewsHour The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket full of blockbuster cases ranging from abortion and DACA to insanity defenses and LGBTQ discrimination. Amy Howe, co-founder and contributing reporter for SCOTUSblog, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:17 A playground for everyone, no matter your age or ability By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman When Olenka Villarreal couldn’t find a playground for her daughter, who was born with disabilities, she launched an effort to build one. The Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, California, is touted as the most accessible playground in the country. Continue watching
Oct 06 Analysis: Trump’s old ways colliding with new realities By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The playbook Donald Trump has used as a real estate developer, celebrity businessman and political candidate has, for the most part, proved effective through the first two-plus years of his presidency. Continue reading
Oct 06 GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near By Tom Krisher, Associated Press DETROIT — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in… Continue reading
Oct 06 3 reasons Forever 21’s bankruptcy doesn’t spell the end of brick-and-mortar retailing By Anthony Dukes, The Conversation Three advantages physical stores still have over their online-only rivals. Continue reading