Aug 20 France sticks to school openings despite jump in infections By Associated Press France's president insisted that the country will send millions of students back to school starting Sept. 1 despite seeing the biggest weekly spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the height of its outbreak in the spring. Continue reading
Aug 20 New Orleans street honoring Confederate icon renamed for HBCU president By Kevin McGill, Associated Press New Orleans' City Council voted Thursday to rename Jefferson Davis Parkway. It will be renamed for Norman C. Francis. Francis was the first Black graduate of the Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law. Continue reading
Aug 20 Pompeo urges United Nations to restore sanctions against Iran By Edith Lederer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered the notification to the president of the U.N. Security Council, setting the stage for a showdown in the world body that could lead to a crisis of credibility for its most important and powerful… Continue reading
Aug 20 New York allows voters to get absentee ballots amid virus concerns By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of coronavirus under a new state law signed Thursday. Lawmakers passed the bill last month, and voting rights groups have been calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo… Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Trump visits Biden’s hometown during DNC By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump, in what can only be described as a piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Aug 20 Harris’ historic first, Obama’s warning and other highlights from DNC Night 3 By Candice Norwood The event gave a platform to some of the country’s most contentious political debates: immigration, climate change and gun reform. Continue reading
Aug 20 Strike at Belarus’ state TV erodes government control By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press In a new challenge to Belarus' authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged. The journalists' action this… Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Trump meets Iraqi prime minister to discuss Iran, U.S. military presence By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press There are more than 5,000 American troops in Iraq now. Last month, the top U.S. general for the Middle East said he believed the U.S. will keep a smaller but enduring presence in the country. Continue reading
Aug 20 Former White House aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall money scheme By Larry Neumeister, Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others "orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors" in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $25 million to build a wall along the southern border of… Continue reading
Aug 19 Read Kamala Harris’ full speech at the Democratic National Convention By Associated Press She addressed the Democratic National Convention’s third night after former President Barack Obama warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall. Continue reading