Aug 31 Watch 6:25 Paralympian Tatyana McFadden on her quest for a track and field medal record By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Kaisha Young The 2024 Paralympics for athletes with disabilities is underway in Paris. One of the more than 4,000 competitors is closing in on a remarkable achievement: winning the most track and field medals in either the Olympics or Paralympics, for either… Continue watching
Aug 31 RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board in effort to get his name off state ballot By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America The lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court Friday says the board's denial of his request to remove his name as a third-party presidential candidate violated state election law and his right to free speech, according to The News &… Continue reading
Aug 31 Mississippi bus crash leaves at least 7 people dead, 37 injured By Associated Press Authorities said the bus was traveling west when it left the highway near Bovina in Warren County and flipped over. The dead included a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister. Continue reading
Aug 31 Border arrests expected to climb in August after 5-month decrease By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring the August total to about 58,000 when the month ends Saturday, according to two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. Continue reading
Aug 31 15 suspected ISIS militants killed in joint U.S., Iraq raid By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. military's Central Command said the militants were armed with “numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts” during the raid Thursday, which Iraqi forces said happened in the country's Anbar Desert. Officials said seven U.S. troops were hurt during… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:38 How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran More than one in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness, but only about half receive treatment. Many struggle to find a therapist that will accept their insurance. An NPR/ProPublica investigation found that therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists… Continue watching
Aug 30 Where, when and how travelers are packing airports and highways for Labor Day weekend By David Koenig, Associated Press Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season’s unofficial start: by traveling. Continue reading
Aug 30 In upstate New York, a cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed By Michael Hill A historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground. Continue reading
Aug 30 Despite some progress, Black students still kicked out of school at higher rates By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, Annie Ma, Associated Press In the decade since Black Lives Matter, a spotlight has shined on inequity in education outcomes and, in particular, how exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black children. Continue reading
Aug 30 As rate cuts near, Federal Reserve’s inflation gauge shows cooling price increases By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate next month for the first time… Continue reading