• 'There is a lot at stake for my family.' Latino voters on why this election matters

    'There is a lot at stake for my family.' Latino voters on why this election matters

    Nov 03, 2020 05:19 AM EDT

    ... economy Jessica Castellanos 28, Los Angeles “I'm voting for Biden, as is my immediate family. Some of the more prevalent concerns that I have right now are definitely health care, predominantly women's health care. I hear this thrown around a lot in the debate or in the news ...

  • Harris, Trump campaign in North Carolina as Obama rallies Black voters

    Harris, Trump campaign in North Carolina as Obama rallies Black voters

    Oct 21, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Kamala Harris urged voters to keep that going. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.: Thirteen days to go, and we cannot spare a minute, sister and brothers. We cannot spare a minute. We're talking about an election that's taking place right now, where over 20 million Americans have voted ...

  • Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate

    Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate

    Oct 09, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 ...