Sep 13 Watch 8:09 Confederate monument removed by one Kentucky city finds another home By PBS News Hour Cities around the country are grappling with whether to keep or take down monuments. In Louisville, Kentucky, a monument honoring confederate soldiers has been the source of controversy for years, even after its removal. Forty miles to the southwest, in… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 4:25 Americans in U.S. Virgin Islands feel forgotten in the wake of Irma By PBS News Hour Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. Virgin Islands as a category 5 storm days ago, but many residents who continue without electricity or running water complain they are being forgotten. Jordyn Holman of Bloomberg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the recovery… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 2:57 Fate of older Floridians brings urgency to Irma recovery By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 13 Affected by the Equifax hack? Here's what to do now By Lora Strum, Dan Cooney It’s been several months since credit reporting agency Equifax discovered a data breach that compromised the personal information -- names, addresses, birth dates and social security numbers -- of more than 145 million people. Here's what we know now. Continue reading
Sep 13 Scott asks Trump to be more careful on racial matters By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The Senate's lone black Republican urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to avoid inflammatory racial rhetoric such as his statement blaming "many sides" for the violence at a recent white nationalist protest in Virginia. Continue reading
Sep 13 Senate rejects bipartisan push for new U.S. war authorization By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Voting to rescind existing war authorities without a replacement risks leaving U.S. troops and commanders without the necessary legal authority they need to carry out military operations. Opponents said they worried Congress would not approve a new law in the… Continue reading
Sep 13 These are the 3 latest Senate plans to reform health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press For the GOP, there's an uphill battle to get a bill passed before Oct. 1, when the Republican effort to repeal the law loses its protection against Democratic filibusters. Continue reading
Sep 13 Are searches of laptops and cellphones by border agents unconstitutional? By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press In today's digital world, these searches should not be conducted without a warrant, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union argue. Continue reading
Sep 13 Harvey losses could top $11 billion, FEMA official says By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press That would likely put Harvey as the second costliest storm in the history of the federal insurance program, said Roy E. Wright, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's deputy associate administrator for insurance and mitigation. Continue reading
Sep 13 Tortola island in the Caribbean 'like a war zone,' says hurricane survivor By Larisa Epatko JoeAnne Harrigan, 50, huddled with nine members of her family in the stairwell of her mother's home when Hurricane Irma smacked Tortola island in the Caribbean on Wednesday. For more than three hours, they took turns holding the door shut… Continue reading