Sep 09 WATCH: Acting CBP chief says fewer border crossers apprehended in August By Associated Press The Trump administration says it saw a 30% drop in the number of people apprehended at the southern U.S. border from July to August, amid summer heat and aggressive crackdowns on both sides of the border to deter migrants. Continue reading
Sep 09 Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan By Associated Press A U.S. judge in California on reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration's plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Sep 09 National Weather Service chief backs forecasters who contradicted Trump By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Director Louis Uccellini said forecasters in Birmingham did the right thing Sept. 1 when they tried to combat public panic and rumors that Dorian posed a threat to Alabama. Continue reading
Sep 09 Schools face criticism after threats go unreported to parents By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press While schools are more vigilant than ever about threats or signs of potential violence, some have faced intense criticism for favoring privacy over informing the community. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 9:49 The culture of masculinity and its negative impacts on men By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan The American Psychological Association in 2018 published its first-ever psychological practice guidelines for boys and men. The guidelines look at how concepts of masculinity and the socialization of men may be contributing to higher rates of suicide, depression, health issues… Continue watching
Sep 08 A Purdue bankruptcy would make opioids cases even messier By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic, a potential payout that is now clouded in uncertainty… Continue reading
Sep 08 Search warrants served in California boat fire investigation By Associated Press Authorities served search warrants Sunday at the Southern California company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire and killed 34 people last week. Continue reading
Sep 08 Ship overturns near Georgia port; 4 crew members missing By Associated Press Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Continue reading
Sep 08 Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American By Deb Riechmann, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban "overreached" with a car bomb attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, leading President Donald Trump to call off closely-held Afghanistan peace talks planned for Camp David. Continue reading
Sep 08 Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties By Associated Press The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school's president ordered an independent investigation amid an uproar over the lab's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading