Sep 20 Area 51 hoax morphs into weekend music festival By Ken Ritter, Associated Press Weekend events — inspired by an internet hoax to "see them aliens" — have drawn around 1,500 people to two tiny desert towns in Nevada. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Trump says his conversations with foreign leaders are ‘always appropriate’ The administration is keeping Congress from even learning what exactly the whistleblower is alleging, but reports have said it is in reference to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 20 Students lead climate change protests across the world By Rod McGuirk, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Many of the protesters are children who skipped school to take part in the second "Global Climate Strike."… Continue reading
Sep 20 Imelda leaves 4 dead in Texas as waters recede By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The National Weather Service said preliminary estimates suggested that Jefferson County was deluged with more than 40 inches of rain in a span of just 72 hours. Continue reading
Sep 20 U.S. military to give Trump several options on Iran By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials say the president will be presented with a list of potential airstrike targets inside Iran, among other possible responses. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 6:50 Until whistleblower complaint is revealed, ‘we’re at risk,’ says Rep. Schiff A whistleblower complaint dubbed a matter of "urgent concern" by the intelligence community’s inspector general may involve a communication between President Trump and a foreign leader, according to reports. Now, a standoff is ensuing between the White House and Congress… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 5:35 Why the cost of holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps rising The cost of running Guantanamo Bay’s prison and court system climbed by nearly $90 million from 2013 to 2018, even though the number of prisoners housed there has fallen. Amna Nawaz talks to The New York Times' Carol Rosenberg about… Continue watching
Sep 19 Key Senate panel approves $250 million for election security By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House has passed significantly broader election security legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes the measure and has discouraged the Senate Rules Committee from acting on a companion bill. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law By Associated Press The ruling by U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. comes as the president faces multiple Democratic-led efforts to force him to reveal his returns. Also Thursday, Trump sued to block New York prosecutors from their push obtain the returns as… Continue reading
Sep 19 Court calls U.S. ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ torture By Associated Press Abu Zubaydah has been held without charge since September 2006 at the detention center on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue reading