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
Jul 15 California bans school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America The law bans rules requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: More than 250,000 in Texas still without power a week after hurricane In our news wrap Monday, the largest energy provider in Texas is under intense scrutiny as more than 250,000 thousand customers are still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl, Israel carried out new attacks on Gaza following a weekend… Continue watching
Jul 15 Former fire chief Corey Comperatore who died at Trump rally used his body to protect family from gunfire By Ron Todt, Mark Scolforo, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Corey Comperatore, the victim who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving in front of his family to protect them from gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former… Continue reading
Jul 15 Protesters gather outside Republican National Convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza By Sophia Tareen, Corey Williams, Associated Press Activists in Milwaukee for the first day of the Republican National Convention say they'll stick with protest plans for marches and rallies in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump… Continue reading
Jul 15 Hurricane Beryl blows through Galveston during peak tourist season By James Pollard, Associated Press Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines. Continue reading
Jul 15 Protests expected at GOP convention despite shooting at Trump rally By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Activists in Milwaukee for the first day of the Republican National Convention say they'll stick with protest plans for marches and rallies in the wake of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 15 In shooting aftermath, Trump’s vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance By Jill Colvin, Associated Press A defiant Donald Trump will accept his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention this week and make his vice presidential pick, just days after surviving an attempted assassination… Continue reading
Jul 15 How dramatic and bizarre moments define political convention history By Will Weissert, Associated Press Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward… Continue reading
Jul 15 As hurricane season begins, Florida village still recovering from last year’s Hurricane Idalia By Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press Almost a year after Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida, many residents of Horseshoe Beach in the north are still recovering. Continue reading