Aug 30 Harris defends shifting positions on fracking and decriminalizing illegal border crossings By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from her some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign. Continue reading
Aug 29 Ex-Florida deputy freed on bond in pretrial hearing over fatal shooting of Black airman By Kate Payne, Associated Press A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's apartment door. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:52 What’s behind the recent surge in mosquito-borne illnesses By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis. Another illness transmitted by mosquitoes, West Nile Virus, paralyzed a teenager in… Continue watching
Aug 29 Records show Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show. Continue reading
Aug 29 College students finally apply for financial aid after long summer of technical glitches By Annie Ma, Associated Press After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. Continue reading
Aug 28 FAA grounds SpaceX after one of its rockets falls over in flames during landing By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported. Continue reading
Aug 28 Backpage founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 11:37 How groups in Chicago are countering the narrative their city is a hotbed of violence By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Sarah Clune Hartman, Connor Seitchik Chicago has one of the highest rates of gun deaths of any major city in the country and some on the front lines say that’s rooted in a history of racism, violence and inequality dating back generations. Judy Woodruff reports… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 6:39 Surgeon General addresses growing stress and mental health struggles facing parents By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Alexa Gold As most parents will attest, raising children can be challenging. But today, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory, saying it’s even more difficult now and it's time to recognize the stress and mental health toll associated with parenting… Continue watching
Aug 28 Former Nevada elected official found guilty of murder in 2022 killing of investigative reporter By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. Continue reading