Sep 07 Film academy president says popular Oscar was misunderstood By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press The academy announced the new category for "outstanding achievement in popular film" last month without parameters, spawning immediate questions about the criteria and how it would impact critically and commercially films such as "Black Panther," which has been cited as… Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings By News Desk Watch the final day of hearings for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Hearings will begin each morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:28 News Wrap: Trump administration rejects rules on detaining migrant children In our news wrap Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security says it wants to detain migrant families together until their cases are resolved. That goes against the 1997 Flores agreement that requires migrant children be held in the least restrictive… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 8:29 How Wisconsin is trying to head off a major worker shortage By Paul Solman In Wisconsin, "Help Wanted" is on virtually every restaurant window, store front and city bus. With an aging population and few immigrants, the state could have a shortage of 45,000 workers by 2024, which could pose a threat to business. Continue watching
Sep 06 Twitter permanently bans Infowars' Alex Jones, citing abusive behavior By Associated Press Twitter says Jones won't be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones. Continue reading
Sep 06 Terrified motorists flee as trees burst into flames along California interstate By Noah Berger, Paul Elias, Associated Press Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen. Continue reading
Sep 06 Low unemployment means a criminal record is less of a hurdle By Gretchen Frazee Instead of choosing from a glut of applicants with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, employers are being forced to consider applicants with little to no training at all, including ex-convicts. Continue reading
Sep 06 North Korean programmer charged in Sony hack, WannaCry attack By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Park Jin Hyok, who is believed to be in North Korea, conspired with others to conduct a series of attacks that also stole $81 million from a bank in Bangladesh, according to the Justice Department's criminal complaint. The U.S. believes… Continue reading
Sep 06 Catholic dioceses in New York subpoenaed in sex abuse probe By David Klepper, Associated Press New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of an investigation into the handling of sex abuse allegations. Continue reading
Sep 06 Trump administration plans to detain migrant families longer, despite court agreement By Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it would terminate the agreement, which requires the government to release immigrant children generally after 20 days in detention. Continue reading