Sep 12 Bush is boosting Republican candidates in districts where Trump lags By Laurie Kellman, Gary Fineout, Associated Press It's not Bush's first move back toward national politics. Bush re-emerged with a message that echoed with politics at the Sept. 1 funeral of Arizona Sen. John McCain in Washington. Continue reading
Sep 12 Hawaii braces for tropical storm Olivia By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Forecasters predict Tropical Storm Olivia could dump 5 to 10 inches of rain, with some places getting as much as 15 inches. Continue reading
Sep 12 South Carolina slave descendants used to riding out storms By Russ Bynum, Associated Press "If Mama won't leave, most folks aren't going to leave."… Continue reading
Sep 12 'It's a potluck dinner versus the melting pot': 6 books for appreciating other religions By Alison Thoet Interfaith leader Eboo Patel wants to change and jumpstart the American conversation on religion. Continue reading
Sep 12 Jeff Fager, '60 Minutes' boss, fired after reports of an abusive workplace By David Bauder, Associated Press The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager's firing was "not directly related" to the allegations against him, but because he violated company policy. Continue reading
Sep 12 FDA calls teen vaping an 'epidemic,' weighs bans on flavored e-cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Since 2017, FDA officials have discussed e-cigarettes as a potential tool to ween adult smokers off cigarettes. But now health officials says teenage use of e-cigarette has reached "epidemic" levels and is calling on the industry to address the problem… Continue reading
Sep 12 Trump signs executive order approving sanctions for foreigners meddling in U.S. elections By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press With the midterm elections now two months away, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is not currently seeing the intensity of Russian intervention that was experienced in 2016, but didn't rule it out. Continue reading
Sep 12 Pope Francis summons bishops to Vatican for abuse prevention summit By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The meeting, which will gather the presidents of the more than 100 bishops conferences in February, is believed to be the first of its kind. Continue reading
Sep 11 9/11 to today: Ways we have changed By Laura Santhanam, Larisa Epatko The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, set in motion events that would change the course of life in the U.S. and around the world. Below is a short list illustrating how much the world has and hasn’t changed since… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 10:40 'This storm is a monster': Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence By P. J. Tobia As of Tuesday evening, Hurricane Florence is 500 miles wide, winds at 140 miles an hour and forecasts of 2.5 feet of rain. Power losses and flooding will be felt over several states, and the recovery is predicted to be… Continue watching