Sep 01 U.S. to regulate nursing home staffing, but minimum requirements are lower than advocates hoped By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press The move has been sought for decades by older adults and those with disabilities. But the proposed staffing minimums announced Friday are lower than many advocates had hoped. The nursing home industry opposes staffing minimums. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 6:12 Long-standing health and safety issues plague Atlanta jail where Trump was booked By William Brangham, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta became front-page news last week as former President Trump and his 18 co-defendants surrendered to authorities. Many spent just a matter of minutes there. It's a much different story for the jail's long-term residents… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 9:58 Brooks and Capehart on the politics surrounding Trump's trial date By John Yang, Kyle Midura New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including fatal shootings that rocked the nation, the former president is at the center of unprecedented legal prosecutions… Continue watching
Sep 01 Smugglers are steering migrants into the hot Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges By Anita Snow, Associated Press In just a month, the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector in July became the busiest along the U.S. border with Mexico for the first time since 2008. Continue reading
Sep 01 Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and won't travel to Atlanta for arraignment By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along with former President Donald Trump and others, to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. Continue reading
Sep 01 Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 insurrection By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack. Continue reading
Sep 01 Russia declares Nobel Prize-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent By Associated Press Russian law allows for individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents, a pejorative term that potentially undermines their credibility with the Russian public. Continue reading
Sep 01 Biden approves Medal of Honor for Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in Vietnam War By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy. Continue reading
Sep 01 Vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee promises 'resolute reaction' if Taiwan is attacked By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press A United States congressional delegation visiting Taiwan says Washington would act if the island was attacked, and promised to resolve the $19-billion backlog in its defense purchases from the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 01 Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief funding, bringing the total request to $16 billion By Josh Boak, Associated Press The request is a sign wildfires, flooding and hurricanes intensifying during a period of climate change are imposing higher costs on U.S. taxpayers. Continue reading