Aug 30 WATCH LIVE: Aretha Franklin laid to rest in ‘Celebration of Life’ service By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press The invitation-only funeral Friday at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple caps off a week of events honoring Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul" who died of cancer earlier this month at age 76. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:07 John McCain remembered as a fighter for American ideals Friends and family, ordinary citizens and VIPs alike gathered Thursday in Phoenix to honor the life and legacy of Arizona Sen. John McCain, who died last Saturday at the age of 81. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Trump cancels planned pay raise for civilian federal workforce In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump canceled a January pay raise for the roughly 2 million civilian workers in the federal government. Also, the president told Bloomberg News that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will keep his job at least… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:47 Harvard admissions case could determine the future of affirmative action The Trump administration came out against Harvard University's admission practices on Thursday. A legal battle brought by a group of Asian Americans against one of the most selective schools in the world is heading to federal court this fall, and… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 8:54 A former policeman was found guilty of killing a black teen. Why is conviction so rare? A Texas jury this week convicted former officer Roy Oliver for murdering 15-year-old Jordan Edwards and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. That outcome was very different from most high-profile police shootings; it's extremely rare for on-duty officers to… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 7:50 Where does Brett Kavanaugh stand on business issues and workers’ rights? Business and labor are two areas of the law that have been front and center at the Supreme Court in recent years. What does nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record suggest about how he might rule on cases at the high court?… Continue watching
Aug 30 Hurricane Maria’s official death toll is 46 times higher than it was almost a year ago. Here’s why By Joshua Barajas Here's a closer look at all the different estimates of the death toll count and why, for the longest time, they didn't match the official post-hurricane count. Continue reading
Aug 30 In Larry Nassar sex-assault case, NCAA exonerates Michigan State By Associated Press The NCAA has cleared Michigan State University of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 30 AP fact check: Trump wrongly claims Google shunned speech By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is wrongly claiming that Google shunned his State of the Union speech but promoted Barack Obama's addresses. Continue reading
Aug 30 Man threatened to kill newspaper staff over Trump editorials By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A California man was arrested Thursday for threatening to travel to The Boston Globe offices and kill journalists, whom he called the "enemy of the people."… Continue reading