Aug 26 Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment By Tom Hays, Associated Press The development caused the judge to delay the start of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's trial until early next year. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:33 G-7 leaders push back against Trump at this year’s summit After a contentious meeting with some of the world's wealthiest democracies last year, President Trump on Sunday made a volley of comments at the 2019 G-7 summit in France, on everything from the trade war with China to Brexit to… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:54 Tracking the flow of opioids across America The manufacturers and distributors of opioid prescription painkillers have supplied billions of pills throughout the U.S. An investigative series by The Washington Post looks at the opioid epidemic through the DEA's newly public database that tracks every pain pill sold… Continue watching
Aug 25 Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on By Angela Charlton, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Paris celebrated the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago on Sunday, unleashing an eruption of kissing, dancing, tears and gratitude. Continue reading
Aug 25 Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, U.S. tensions By Jon Gambrell, Josef Federman, Zeina Karam, Associated Press From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Continue reading
Aug 25 Golf spectators injured by lightning released from hospital By Associated Press Atlanta police say six people injured by debris from a lightning strike at the Tour Championship have been treated and released. Continue reading
Aug 25 White House says Trump regrets not raising tariffs higher By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump said Sunday that he had second thoughts about escalating the trade war with China, but the White House later reversed that message saying the president was misinterpreted and that his only regret in hiking tariffs is that he… Continue reading
Aug 25 Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh making longshot GOP challenge to Trump By Tom Davies, Associated Press Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is unfit for office and must be denied… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 10:29 What’s fueling the growth in North Carolina hemp production By Hari Sreenivasan, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong A growing number of North Carolina's farmers are turning to hemp production as a new source of revenue, spurred by the popularity of CBD products and the Trump administration's trade war with China, which has hit the state's tobacco industry… Continue watching
Aug 24 ‘Red flag laws’ offer tool for preventing some gun violence By Ryan J. Foley, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press With bipartisan support in many cases, 17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed “red flag laws” that allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered to be dangerous. Continue reading