Sep 09 Serena Williams fined $17,000 for rules violations at U.S. Open By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Serena Williams was fined a total of $17,000 for three code violations during her loss to Naomi Osaka in the U.S. Open final. Continue reading
Sep 09 Florence becomes a hurricane, takes aim at U.S. Southeast By Pamela Sampson, Associated Press Tropical Storm Florence turned into a hurricane Sunday morning and swirled toward the U.S. for what forecasters said could be a direct hit on the Southeast. Continue reading
Sep 09 Dallas officer who killed black man also shot a man in 2017 By Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press Dallas police on Saturday named Amber Guyger as the off-duty white officer who shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean Thursday night. Continue reading
Sep 08 Williams rebukes chair umpire; Osaka wins US Open final By Associated Press Serena Williams was penalized a game for calling the chair umpire a thief during an argument as the U.S. Open before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a victory for her first Grand Slam title. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:40 Global marches and events demand state and local leaders act on climate change By PBS News Hour Rallies and events focused on climate change across the globe on Saturday. In San Francisco, which will host a global summit on the issue next week, more than 300 organizations endorsed the “Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice” march, which… Continue watching
Sep 08 Climate change takes center stage at worldwide events ahead of global summit By Michael D. Regan People in the U.S. and more than 90 other countries planned to take to the streets in 800 towns and cities to call for immediate action on climate change. Continue reading
Sep 08 U.S. lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave looms By Matthew Lee, Susannah George, Associated Press The Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria's northwest Idlib province. Continue reading
Sep 07 Analysis: What we learned from more than 39 hours of Kavanaugh confirmation hearings By Daniel Bush At its core, Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing was not about senators making up their minds about which way they’d vote. Rather, it was about members -- from both parties -- defending or attacking the nominee. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 4:22 Witnesses voice concern about and defend Kavanaugh on final day of hearing On the final day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, Republicans called on colleagues and others who depicted him as a thoughtful man, while Democrats countered with former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, who voiced concerns about… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 9:39 Even with Roe v. Wade intact, many states have aggressively restricted abortion access By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Emily Carpeaux Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has many abortion rights advocates worried that the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is in imminent peril. In many places the rollback of access is already steadily progressing. Amna Nawaz reports… Continue watching