Aug 30 A new Titanic recovery expedition is planned. The U.S. is fighting it, saying wreck is a grave site By Ben Finley, Associated Press The challenge has nothing to do with the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible in June. It hinges instead on a federal law and a pact with Great Britain to treat the wreck as a memorial to those who died… Continue reading
Aug 30 Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office By Josh Funk, Associated Press One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:02 A look at the damage after Hurricane Idalia slammed Florida as a Category 3 storm By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday blasting Florida with winds near 125 miles an hour and a wall of water that caused heavy flooding. Thousands chose to get out of harm's way, while others hunkered down for the first major storm… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:57 FEMA administrator discusses federal response to Hurricane Idalia By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow, Saher Khan FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is heading to Florida to assess Hurricane Idalia’s damage first-hand. Before departing Washington, she joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the federal response. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 6:21 UNC newspaper editor on emotional front page featuring messages sent during shooting By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Dan Cooney A shooting at the Univ. of North Carolina this week left one professor dead and a community reeling. A campus lockdown lasted three hours, alarming students and staff who barricaded themselves for safety. The school's paper, The Daily Tar Heel,… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 11:28 The connections between decline of local news and growing political division By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Frank Carlson Judy Woodruff recently examined how the loss of thousands of local newspapers across the country is depriving communities of some of the glue that holds them together and fueling division. She now looks at how some news outlets are managing… Continue watching
Aug 30 With Democratic control, Michigan Gov. Whitmer pushes for health care and climate change laws By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press In a speech Wednesday the Democrat called for paid family and medical leave, a 100 percent clean energy standard, and the codification of federal health care protections. Continue reading
Aug 30 PHOTOS: Florida surveys damage in aftermath of Hurricane Idalia By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Hurricane Idalia is unleashing life-threatening wind and rain in Florida and Georgia… Continue reading
Aug 30 Judge rules former Catholic cardinal not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press A judge has ruled that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on federal response to Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia By Associated Press President Joe Biden says Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it has weakened after coming ashore in Florida on Wednesday morning. Continue reading