Aug 09 Two weeks out from the first GOP debate, which candidates have qualified and which might not make it? By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has indicated he's likely to skip the debate and hold a competing event. Continue reading
Aug 09 This analysis shows which voters rejected Ohio's Issue 1 measure By Robert Yoon, Associated Press The size of the vote lead for the No side indicates that a sizable number of Republicans voted against the measure. Continue reading
Aug 08 Ohio voters reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America The defeat of Issue 1 keeps in place a simple majority threshold for passing future changes to the Ohio Constitution, rather than requiring a 60 percent supermajority. Continue reading
Aug 08 New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100 percent renewable electricity By Nick Perry, Associated Press The government said it was helping BlackRock launch a $1.2 billion fund to ramp up investments in wind and solar generation, as well as battery storage. Continue reading
Aug 08 Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:47 Breaking down Trump's claims he can't get a fair trial in 2020 election case By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens In the criminal cases involving former President Trump, we’ve seen the first legal skirmishes. Significant questions over venues and evidence, and from Trump himself, a push for the judge assigned to his criminal trial in DC to recuse herself. Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 08 White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools By Frank Bajak, Associated Press The White House held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools. Continue reading
Aug 08 Months of conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the fighting has triggered disease outbreaks and an increase in malnutrition across the country. Continue reading
Aug 08 Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to purchase a gun to 21 By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press The law was one of four gun control bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in April, following the lead of other states trying to confront a surge in violent crime and mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 08 Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to indefinitely halt elderly suspect's trial By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press His trial, which started last year at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, was halted in June because his dementia left him unable to participate in proceedings. Continue reading