Aug 03 Most babies aren’t breastfed in their critical first hour of life, study shows By Laura Santhanam “These low global rates of early initiation of breastfeeding are evidence of a massive missed opportunity worldwide,” the report said. Continue reading
Aug 03 Meyer says he followed protocol for 2015 abuse allegations By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Ohio State coach Urban Meyer insisted Friday that he followed proper reporting protocols regarding domestic violence allegations against an assistant coach in 2015, defending himself and his storied career in his first extensive comments since he was put on paid… Continue reading
Aug 03 JFK’s rocking chair, other iconic memorabilia up for grabs By William J. Kole, Associated Press BOSTON — Some of the most iconic items associated with the late President John F. Kennedy are going on the auction block. Continue reading
Aug 03 Immigrant parents fight chaotic system for their children By Nomaan Merchant, Julie Watson, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press HOUSTON — The U.S. government's improvised system to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border has left hundreds of parents in limbo after they were deemed "ineligible" to get their children back. Continue reading
Aug 03 Former Marine’s wife leaves for Mexico after failing to stop deportation By Mike Schneider, Associated Press After exhausting all her options to stop her deportation, Alejandra Juarez chose to leave for Mexico rather than be sent off in handcuffs. Continue reading
Aug 03 U.S., ACLU divide on how to reunify separated families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans on how to reunite hundreds of immigrant children with parents who have been deported since the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 03 Returning to rubble, some ‘lost everything’ in California wildfire By Olga R. Rodriguez, Brian Skoloff, Associated Press "I'm waiting to probably break down any minute here. Pretty overwhelming," one woman said as her family stood on the sidewalk staring in disbelief at what's left of their house in the city of Redding. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:26 Trump administration plans rollback of fuel standards, setting up legal fight with states Over President Obama's tenure, rules were put in place that would have nearly doubled the average fuel economy standard in the U.S., which the Trump administration has argued goes too far. Now a new EPA proposal would set standards to… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 10:41 How would Trump’s fuel standard rules affect Americans? The Trump administration called on Thursday for rolling back the Obama-era fuel standards to make cars get better gas mileage and emit less pollution. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who plans to join the legal… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 6:02 Chicago anti-violence protesters want entire city to ‘feel our pain’ Anti-violence protesters in Chicago took to the streets Thursday in numbers they hoped would shut down one of the city's major arteries in a more affluent section of the city during the afternoon rush hour. Planners hope to highlight the… Continue watching