Jul 17 Long court fight awaits after judge’s order dismisses Trump classified docs case By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A planned appeal by special counsel Jack Smith of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order is expected to tee up a court fight that might reach the U.S. Supreme Court and could result in the reinstatement of the indictment and… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 9:29 Historian explores how polarization and division leads to political violence By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Frank Carlson As Americans continue to grasp what led up to the threat on former President Trump's life, Judy Woodruff sought some perspective on how this moment of political violence and deep division relates to the country’s past. It’s the latest in… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Midwest faces heavy rains and tornadoes overnight In our news wrap Tuesday, the Midwest was dealt a deadly combination of heavy rains and tornadoes Monday night, Israeli airstrikes across south and central Gaza killed more than 60 Palestinians, former media entrepreneur Carlos Watson was convicted in a… Continue watching
Jul 16 AP report: Secret Service boosted Trump protection after Iranian threat By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The additional resources did not prevent Saturday's attack at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania that left Trump injured to the ear, killed one rallygoer and severely injured two more when a 20-year-old with an AR-style rifle opened fire from a… Continue reading
Jul 16 Experts warn of scammers on Amazon Prime Day By Associated Press The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, too-good-to-be-true social media ads, and unsolicited emails or calls. Continue reading
Jul 16 1 dead, thousands without power after severe storms, possible tornadoes hit Chicago area By Associated Press The National Weather Service says 5-7 inches of rain fell in eight hours. Continue reading
Jul 16 Dam fails in southern Illinois town after storms hit Midwest, hundreds evacuated By Melissa Perez Winder, Ed White, Jim Salter, Associated Press Officials say a reservoir dam failed near the Illinois community of Nashville. First responders tried Tuesday to ensure all 300 people in the evacuation zone got out safely. Continue reading
Jul 15 Texas governor criticizes Houston power company as they say electricity will be mostly restored by Wednesday By Jim Vertuno, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back. Continue reading
Jul 15 Border arrests drop in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold By Associated Press Arrests totaled 83,536 in June, down from 117,901 in May to mark the lowest tally since January 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Continue reading
Jul 15 Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower dies at age 86 By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Continue reading