• Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate

    Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate

    Oct 09, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    ... a shred of humility. And that's been evident in his COVID reaction. Mark pointed to 1980. I would point to 2008. When the Lehman Brothers fell in the beginnings of the financial crisis, all of a sudden, the electorate took a look at the possibility of just waves of ...

  • Indigenous group patrols Amazon forest to expel illegal loggers

    Indigenous group patrols Amazon forest to expel illegal loggers

    Sep 16, 2020 05:43 PM EST

    ... Environmental Institute. The Tembé are the western branch of the Tenetehara Indigenous group. "No one is against giving due protection and land to our Indian brothers, but in the way it was done, and today it reflects 14% of national territory demarcated as Indigenous land, it is rather abusive," Bolsonaro ...

  • A St. Louis band brings music to the streets during social distancing

    A St. Louis band brings music to the streets during social distancing

    Sep 02, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    ... on Twitter. We hadn't even noticed.And after that, we just decided, let's put the whole band together. Let's get our frat brothers involved and let's get this thing on the road. Derochelle Coleman: I have done it before all my life, you know, growing up ...

  • The pandemic popped the balloon drop. Here's why we might not miss it

    The pandemic popped the balloon drop. Here's why we might not miss it

    Aug 20, 2020 10:05 PM EST

    This year, both parties will have to be careful not to celebrate too much, he added. Zelizer said Democrats can undercut their message if the balance between a moment of genuine crisis and celebration doesn’t feel right. Xochitl Hinojosa, DNC communications director, said striking that balance was on organizers ...

  • Christian groups unveil new criminal justice reform push

    Christian groups unveil new criminal justice reform push

    Aug 19, 2020 05:55 PM EST

    ... Giboney, president of the AND Campaign, a Christian social justice advocacy group that is leading the initiative, told The Associated Press. WATCH: George Floyd’s brothers speak at the Democratic National Convention Nationwide protests that flared for weeks after the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and ...

  • Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah

    Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah

    Aug 18, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    ... the tribunal in a speech, saying; "We're not concerned with the special tribunal of Lebanon's rulings. We cling to the innocence of our brothers, should unjust verdicts be issued against them." The killing of Rafik Hariri, a Sunni Muslim leader who was close to the U.S. and ...

  • Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York

    Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York

    Aug 14, 2020 06:41 PM EST

    ... the New York Post. He divorced his first wife, Blaine Trump, more than a decade ago.In a 2016 interview with the New York Post, he described himself as a big supporter of his brother's run for the White House. "I support Donald one thousand percent," Robert Trump said.

  • Caring for an adult child with disabilities in retirement

    Caring for an adult child with disabilities in retirement

    Jul 19, 2020 09:27 PM EST

    But it wasn’t. The infant had trouble feeding, the result of respiratory problems. And then she developed seizures.  By the time Patty turned two she was diagnosed with an intellectual disability. But with a family of 11 brothers and sisters the Daniels say Patty has led a full life ...

  • Campaign brewing to remove name of Hindu god off popular beer

    Campaign brewing to remove name of Hindu god off popular beer

    Jul 14, 2020 09:02 PM EST

    ... and Stella Artois. Beers sold under the Brahma name include a lager, a double malt, a wheat beer and a chocolate stout. “It is the right time to fix an old wrong — the trivializing of the faith of our Hindu brothers and sisters for about 132 years," coalition spokesperson Rajan ...

  • Why Trump's commutation of Roger Stone is 'highly unusual'

    Why Trump's commutation of Roger Stone is 'highly unusual'

    Jul 13, 2020 10:30 PM EST

    ... number could be higher, depending on your definition of those. We're seeing Roger Stone, Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, and the Hammond brothers, who set fire to some public lands in Oregon. And that became sort of a cause for conservatives. Amna, it's to understand that ...