Oct 08 McConnell says he’s open to Supreme Court nominee in 2020 By Hope Yen, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling he's willing to take up another Supreme Court nomination in the 2020 presidential election season should another vacancy arise. Continue reading
Oct 08 ‘Unprecedented changes’ must be made to stop catastrophic climate change, UN report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:22 Two Arizona women in tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat By PBS News Hour Two members of Congress are in a close race to fill the seat of Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who is retiring after playing a central role in the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In the… Continue watching
Oct 07 ‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Oct 07 Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law? By Roman V. Yampolskiy, The Conversation A new argument has laid a path for artificial intelligence systems to be recognized as people without any legislation, court rulings or other revisions to existing law. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 8:05 What Kavanaugh’s confirmation means for the future of the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The Senate’s vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court came after weeks of furious debate over allegations that he committed sexual assault and questions of whether his temperament was fit for the nation’s highest court. Jamie Floyd, a… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 4:33 Senate votes to confirm Kavanaugh as hundreds protest at Capitol By PBS News Hour The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court by a margin of 50-48. The vote, cut mostly along party lines after 30 hours of speeches on the Senate floor, came as protests against… Continue watching
Oct 06 Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says By Helen Branswell, STAT The length of the flu season may vary depending on where you live, with large cities enduring longer periods of transmission and smaller cities experiencing shorter, but more explosive, spread, a new study suggests… Continue reading
Oct 06 Protesters gather at Capitol ahead of Senate vote on Kavanaugh By Associated Press A large crowd has gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Oct 06 Charges rare for Hollywood figures in year since Weinstein By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The #MeToo movement has sent dozens of once-powerful Hollywood players into exile, but few of them have been placed in handcuffs or jail cells. Continue reading