Aug 14 Critics say Trump pardon of Arpaio would endorse racism By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The report was welcome news for the former Phoenix-area sheriff, who lost a re-election bid in November and who was convicted of misdemeanor contempt of court on July 31. But it angered immigrant rights activists and others who say it… Continue reading
Aug 14 Amazon recalls potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses By Nsikan Akpan Amazon issued a recall for some eclipse glasses sold on its internet marketplace, but did not publicly list the offending vendors or brands. Continue reading
Aug 14 U.S. would 'take out' any North Korean missile aimed at American soil, defense secretary says By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States would "take out" any North Korean missile seen to be heading for American soil, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. He declared that any such North Korean attack could lead to war. Responding to reporters'… Continue reading
Aug 14 FBI arrests Oklahoma man after anti-government bomb plot at local bank By Joshua Barajas In his conversations about the planned attack on a local bank with an undercover FBI agent, the man said he followed the ideology of the Three Percenters, one of the nation's largest armed right-wing groups that pledges resistance against the… Continue reading
Aug 14 First-ever federal charges of female genital mutilation seen as landmark By Alison Thoet In April, the FBI opened its first-ever federal case against two Michigan doctors for performing the procedure on dozens of girls over more than a decade. The outcome could set a precedent for how the American court system rules on… Continue reading
Aug 14 After Charlottesville, people share poems to grieve, resist and understand By Elizabeth Flock Poet Nicole Sealey reads her poem, "In Defense of 'Candelabra with Heads.'"… Continue reading
Aug 14 After failure of South Carolina nuclear plant, backers seek federal aid By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina, arguing that the demise of the $14 billion venture could signal doom for an industry that supplies one-fifth of the nation's electricity. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump says 'racism is evil,' condemns KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Under pressure all weekend, President Donald Trump named and condemned hate groups as "repugnant" and declared "racism is evil" in an updated, more forceful statement on the deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading
Aug 14 Pressure mounts on Trump to condemn white supremacists after Charlottesville attack By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The White House defended President Donald Trump's response to deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, as he came under bipartisan scolding for not clearly condemning white supremacists immediately after the altercations. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 3:56 Post-election spike in hate crimes persists in 2017 By PBS News Hour The Charlottesville white nationalist rally, along with the associated deaths and injuries linked to it, follow a nationwide increase in hate crimes in the past year. Within 10 days of Donald Trump’s election, the Southern Poverty Law Center tracked 900… Continue watching