Aug 10 Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness By Julie Pace, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Three months after announcing his White House bid, Joe Biden remains atop early polling for Democratic candidates. But Biden's rivals remain confident that his fumbles eventually will catch up to him, undermining his electability argument. Continue reading
Aug 10 Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio, Texas shootings By Associated Press A man who died in the arms of his son in a mass shooting in Ohio was remembered Saturday as a loving family man who painted houses and loved to fish and cook. Continue reading
Aug 10 Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate head sets himself up as wingman By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As he runs for reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president's wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none other besides Donald… Continue reading
Aug 10 Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death By Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Trump says McConnell 'on board' for stronger gun background checks In our news wrap Friday, President Trump expressed optimism that congressional Republicans will back legislation strengthening background checks for gun purchases. He cited “tremendous support” for such action after speaking with lawmakers and NRA officials. Also, in Hong Kong, demonstrators… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:20 Will acting top intelligence official speak truth to power? The two top officials at the office of the director of national intelligence will soon leave their posts. The deputy director, Sue Gordon, resigned Thursday after nearly 30 years in the field. President Trump then named retired Adm. Joseph Maguire,… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:01 Ferguson residents have turned anger into action -- but say some wounds won't heal By Yamiche Alcindor, Maea Lenei Buhre, Jaywon Choe Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly Ferguson, Missouri, shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. by a white police officer. Protesters gathered in Ferguson after the incident to voice outrage, but the officer was never charged. Since then, activists… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:29 Remembering the 31 people killed in El Paso and Dayton mass shootings American attention turned to gun violence this week after mass murders in El Paso and Dayton. But in the last 72 hours alone, at least 69 other people have been killed and 167 injured by gun violence in 32 states… Continue watching
Aug 09 After Ferguson, black men still face the highest risk of being killed by police By Laura Santhanam These numbers are “conservative,” and many killings likely go unreported, researchers said in this recent study. Continue reading
Aug 09 El Paso gunman confessed: 'I'm the shooter,' was targeting Mexicans By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said Crusius waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them that he had driven to El Paso from the Dallas suburb of Allen — which is where he lived and is… Continue reading