Jul 21 Watch 12:31 Pence talks Turkey, abortion, Trumponomics, trade and the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence stopped by the NewsHour’s Cleveland digs a day after his primetime debut and went about making the case for Donald Trump. Pence laid out Trump’s positions on NATO, the failed Turkey coup and economy. Continue watching
Jul 21 Muslim group considers legal action after Florida Islamic center removed as voting site By Omar Etman A Muslim advocacy group in Florida says it may take legal action over the removal of an Islamic center as a polling place for the presidential election in November. Continue reading
Jul 21 Roger Ailes is out, steps down as Fox News CEO By Kristen Doerer After 20 years on the job, Roger Ailes has resigned from his role as CEO at Fox News, 21st Century Fox announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 21 North Miami police shoot unarmed caretaker of autistic man By Jenny Marder A Miami police officer shot and injured a black unarmed behavioral therapist Monday as he was taking care of his autistic patient. Cellphone video of the incident surfaced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Convention protesters dispute police account of flag-burning By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Hill, Associated Press The organizers of a flag-burning outside the Republican convention that resulted in 17 arrests said Thursday that the man holding the American flag was never on fire and that police used that as an excuse to attack them. Continue reading
Jul 21 Future Trump Cabinet prospects jostle in Cleveland By Erica Werner, Associated Press Donald Trump need look no farther than this week's GOP crowd at the Quicken Loans Arena to assemble a future Cabinet. Continue reading
Jul 21 Once more, Ivanka Trump steps into spotlight for her father By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press In the biggest moments of her father's presidential campaign, Ivanka Trump is center stage, one of his most effective and compelling advocates. Continue reading
Jul 20 States consider restorative justice as alternative to mass incarceration By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Thirty-five states have adopted legislation encouraging the use of restorative justice for children and adults both before and after prison, though many local law enforcement departments have for years relied on local nonprofits to perform the sessions without an official… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Court strikes down Texas voter ID law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court struck down a Texas law that required voters to provide one of seven forms of identification. Also, the Turkish government is set to impose new emergency measures for the next three… Continue watching
Jul 20 Texas voter ID law discriminates against minorities, court rules By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Republicans were dealt a second blow in as many days to a new breed of strict voter ID measures that limits the kind of photo identifications that are valid. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that residents without… Continue reading