Sep 21 Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents By Joshua Barajas Judge Dana Sabraw said this case is on track to come "to some meaningful closure in the not-to-distant future.” But the ACLU warned there were “communication breakdowns” with some of the remaining reunifications. Continue reading
Sep 21 Unending disaster: Florence floods prompt new evacuations By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press New evacuation orders Friday forced residents to flee to higher ground amid a sprawling disaster that's beginning to feel like it will never end. Continue reading
Sep 21 Deported father reunited with daughter in Honduras after 3-month separation By Yamiche Alcindor On Friday, U.S. officials flew Marianita back to Honduras, where her family welcomed her home. Continue reading
Sep 21 For kids in Puerto Rico, ‘we don’t know all the damage they have endured’ from Hurricane Maria By Laura Santhanam There were no lights, air conditioning or working toilets when Natalia Merced returned to her dorm room at the University of Puerto Rico in late October, a month after Hurricane Maria struck the island. Classes had resumed at the university’s… Continue reading
Sep 21 Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it By Don Babwin, Associated Press The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was… Continue reading
Sep 21 Dam breach at Duke plant in North Carolina, coal ash could spill By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape Fear River. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH LIVE: Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke face off in Texas Senate debate By Jessica Yarvin Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has led Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the polls, but Cruz's lead has narrowed in the Texas Senate race in recent months. Continue reading
Sep 21 Hurricane Florence could cost Carolina farms billions in damage By Gary D. Robertson, Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press In South Carolina crop damage has been estimated at $125 million so far. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Heavy Florence flooding closes interstates as death toll rises In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Hurricane Florence rose to 41, as the long and slow recovery continues in the Carolinas. Also, today marked one year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. It’s estimated that nearly 3,000… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:34 Former Kavanaugh law clerk says allegation is ‘the opposite of everything that I know’ Jennifer Mascott has known Brett Kavanaugh for more than a decade, after serving as his clerk during his first year on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2006. Mascott, now a professor at George Mason University Law School, talks with… Continue watching