Jul 21 U.S. soldier killed in Iraq was 30-year-old father from North Carolina By Allen G. Breed, Dave Collins, Associated Press The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina. Continue reading
Jul 21 A former Democratic Party chair's plan to save democracy By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Ben Wikler chaired the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for six years, leading to victories in numerous key contests in the battleground state. In this episode of Settle In, Wikler talks to Geoff Benett about his new book, “This is the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 6:26 News Wrap: Andy Burnham becomes Britain's 7th prime minister in a decade In our news wrap Monday, Andy Burnham became Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in federal custody as they fight extradition to the UK where they face dozens of new rape and sex… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:04 Deadly shootings by ICE officers renew scrutiny of recruitment and training By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Two deadly shootings involving ICE officers reignited protests and renewed questions about tactics, training and recruitment at the agency. None of the agents involved were wearing body cameras, and neither of the victims was the intended target of the operation. Continue watching
Jul 20 U.S. Virgin Islands' housing authority accused of corruption as federal funding is suspended By Dánica Coto, Associated Press U.S. Housing Secretary Scott Turner said Monday that nine years after the territory received $1.9 billion in disaster recovery funding, it has spent less than a third of the funds. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 5:57 Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Federal officials are still trying to determine the source of a multistate outbreak linked to lettuce. There may be more than 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis nationwide. The FDA said that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that was initially reported… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:12 Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on the political fallout of Trump's address By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson NPR’s Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Arizona's primary elections, where Republicans will choose a nominee to challenge the incumbent Democratic governor, Troy Jackson appearing to clinch the Democratic… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 0:47 Remembering PBS programming executive Sylvia Bugg The PBS family is mourning the passing of one of its own, Sylvia Bugg. Sylvia most recently served as chief programming executive and general manager for general audience programming. She was a dedicated and passionate leader, and a staunch supporter… Continue watching
Jul 20 FDA is still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly publicized over the weekend. Continue reading
Jul 20 5 dead after group attempted to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river By Associated Press The tragedy occurred two days after five members of a family were killed in southern Utah after a flash flood swept through canyons during a hiking trip. Continue reading