Jul 31 Health chief says Trump working on plan to allow prescriptions from Canada By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The move would reverse years of opposition from federal health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP FACT CHECK: What candidates claimed in the 2020 Democratic debate in Detroit By Associated Press Here's how statements from the 10 Democratic presidential contenders in Tuesday night's debate compare to the facts. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 11:16 Active duty Army colonel calls nominee for vice chairman’s job a liar After the confirmation hearing for Gen. John Hyten, the four-star general nominated to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Col. Kathryn Spletstoser held an impromptu press conference outside the Senate Armed Services Committee and reiterated her accusation… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 5:08 How the Trump administration explains ongoing family separations at the border The American Civil Liberties Union says the Trump administration has continued to separate migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, despite a federal judge’s 2018 ruling to stop the practice. Amna Nawaz talks to the ACLU’s Lee Galernt… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:07 In Dallas, how art and culinary skills are helping juvenile offenders stay out of jail By John Yang In Dallas, two programs aim to shift the conversation around juvenile justice -- one by bringing young people into the kitchen, and the other by using art to address trauma. Creative Solutions and Cafe Momentum offer juvenile offenders the chance… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:13 Can schools spare kids ‘lunch shaming’ while still paying the bills? Public school districts have made headlines in recent months for putting children in the middle when their parents owe money for their school lunches. The controversial practice, known as “lunch shaming,” has sparked national outrage and prompted a conversation about… Continue watching
Jul 30 ACLU: Over 900 children were separated from their families after court order to stop By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The group said 911 children had been separated from their families from June 28, 2018, to June 29 of this year. Continue reading
Jul 30 What you need to know about the Capital One data breach By Ken Sweet, Frank Bajak, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The alleged hacker, Paige A. Thompson, obtained Social Security and bank account numbers in some instances, as well other information such as names, birthdates, credit scores and self-reported income, the bank said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 30 Jill Ellis stepping down as U.S. women’s soccer coach By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014, guiding it to victories at the World Cup in 2015 and earlier this month in France. Continue reading
Jul 30 Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed By Rick Callahan, Associated Press The Indiana State Department of Health approved a permit for Dillinger's nephew to have the body exhumed from an Indianapolis cemetery and reinterred there. Continue reading