Jan 12 Julián Castro announces 2020 presidential run from Texas By Kamala Kelkar In the town where he was mayor for five years, Julián Castro announced at a rally in San Antonio on Saturday, his plans to run as a Democratic candidate during the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 12 Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in U.S. history By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.S. starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria By Robert Burns, Associated Press The withdrawal began with shipments of military equipment, U.S. defense officials said. But in coming weeks, the contingent of about 2,000 troops is expected to depart even as the White House says it will keep pressure on the Islamic State… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 2:24 Shutdown impact: Training, preparation for fighting wildfires An unexpected impact of the government shutdown: canceled training for wildland firefighters. With wildfires becoming more frequent, firefighters have a shorter off-season to prepare. Now that compressed window for training and gear acquisition has become even shorter due to the… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:55 At Yuma border crossing, authorities see more 'family units' taking risks U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a sharp rise in the number of families seeking asylum at the southern border. Some walk in on their own and surrender to authorities, while others try to slip past without being noticed. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 3:16 This farm has a novel way to dispose of Christmas trees By Brian Sullivan, WGBY With the conclusion of the holiday season, many Americans face the task of disposing of their Christmas tree. A Massachusetts farm has devised an unusual method of eliminating the old trees: 19 hungry goats. Brian Sullivan of WGBY reports from… Continue watching
Jan 11 Florida pardons 4 black men accused of 1949 rape By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press After a dramatic, hourlong meeting that recalled events from nearly seven decades ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's three-member Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case… Continue reading
Jan 11 'Substantial number' of women could lose birth control coverage under rule, judge says By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The changes set to go into effect on Monday would allow more employers, including publicly traded companies, to opt out of providing no-cost contraceptive coverage to women by claiming religious objections. Continue reading
Jan 11 All migrant children to be moved from Tornillo, once the largest U.S. shelter for migrant children By Joshua Barajas All children being held at the emergency detention camp will have been transferred to another facility in the agency’s shelter network or discharged to a sponsor, Lynn Johnson, assistant secretary of HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, said in a… Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump indicates he won't declare emergency 'so fast' By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees, more than half still on the job, missed their first paycheck under a stoppage that tied a record for the longest government shutdown. Continue reading