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
Aug 02 Chicago anti-violence protesters demand action, resignation of city leaders By Associated Press Organizers say they believe the march in the affluent North Side neighborhood will draw attention to violence, corruption and the lack of economic investment in the city's African-American neighborhoods. Continue reading
Aug 02 What Trump's plan to roll back fuel-economy standards means for your wallet and the environment By Nsikan Akpan And a look at how we got to this point. Continue reading
Aug 02 HHS says 96 organizations will get family planning funding amid battle over program's future By Associated Press The list of grantees comes amid a major battle over the future of Title X, with women's rights groups and medical societies pushing back on a Trump administration proposal to bar taxpayer-funded clinics from referring women for abortions. Continue reading
Aug 02 National Archives needs until Oct. 31 to review of Brett Kavanaugh's White House papers By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The paper chase is emerging as the biggest battle over President Donald Trump's nominee as senators scrutinize the record of the 53-year-old conservative appellate judge whose confirmation could tip the court rightward for a generation to come. Continue reading
Aug 02 Apple becomes world's first $1 trillion company By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The peak reached Thursday seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, with its stock trading for less than $1. Continue reading