Jun 04 Trump administration bans educational and recreational travel to Cuba By Matthew Lee, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press A Treasury Department statement says the U.S. will no longer allow the group educational and cultural trips known as "people to people" travel to the island. Continue reading
Jun 04 Blacks, Latinos at risk of undercount in 2020 census, report says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the 2020 census count less than a year away, a new report says undercounting certain populations will be likely, despite the best efforts of the U.S. Census Bureau, nonprofits and state and local officials to encourage participation. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 6:43 What makes the Virginia Beach shooting different from other massacres In Virginia Beach, thousands of city employees gathered Monday to mourn friends and colleagues killed in Friday’s mass shooting at a government building. Police haven’t yet shared a motive for the attack but have revealed details about the shooter's weapon. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 3:53 Remembering those killed in the Virginia Beach massacre An Army veteran and Red Sox fan. A soccer coach. A “prankster” who entertained his colleagues. A city veteran preparing to retire. Parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends. The 12 people killed in Friday’s shooting at a Virginia Beach government building… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s tariffs and California campaigning NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including how primary campaigning has become more national, the changing role of California, an interview with Jared Kushner and why… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 6:17 Inside the Mueller report, a sophisticated Russian interference campaign The 448-page Mueller report contains copious detail about how Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, both by using social media to influence American voters with misinformation and by hacking into the Clinton campaign’s computers. Russian operatives also connected… Continue watching
Jun 03 Kevin Spacey makes surprise court appearance in groping case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Spacey appeared at a Massachusetts courthouse where his attorney asked for a swift trial in the groping case against the actor. Continue reading
Jun 03 Hundreds of Missouri roads closed by near-record flooding By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Midwestern rivers have flooded periodically since March, causing billions of dollars of damage to farmland, homes and businesses. Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Instead of making doctors plead their case first to companies and then to the FDA, the FDA will become the initial step and will assign a staffer to quickly do the paperwork. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gunman’s resignation email gave no signs of later shooting By Associated Press Officials have given no indication why the 40-year-old who killed 12 people in Virginia Beach notified a superior of his intention to leave his job. Continue reading