• Florida’s Big Bend region begins lengthy cleanup in the aftermath of Helene’s landfall

    Florida’s Big Bend region begins lengthy cleanup in the aftermath of Helene’s landfall

    Sep 28, 2024 09:45 PM EST

    ... where Helene made landfall. Christopher now it's been about 48 hours since landfall. What's the situation now? Christopher Booker:  Well, we're in Taylor County, in a town called Steinhatchee, which sits just along the Steinhatchee River. It's a small little town that's in the Big ...

  • Fact-checking the Harris-Trump debate

    Fact-checking the Harris-Trump debate

    Sep 11, 2024 07:03 PM EST

    This fact check originally appeared on PolitiFact. It started off friendly. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands to start their first presidential debate Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. But the amicable vibes faded fast as Trump and Harris sparred over topics including abortion and immigration. The ...

  • Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC

    Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC

    Aug 20, 2024 03:00 PM EST

    ... border — immigration issues — and the economy.” 5:02 p.m. EDT James Taylor isn’t mad about getting bumped from the DNC stage Singer James Taylor said it was an honor to be at the Democratic convention despite his performance getting cut for time. Taylor was to have sung his ...

  • News Wrap: Tropical Storm Debby expected to make 2nd landfall in Carolinas

    News Wrap: Tropical Storm Debby expected to make 2nd landfall in Carolinas

    Aug 07, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    ... abortions in the U.S. went up in the first three months of the year compared to before Roe v. Wade was overturned and three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna have been canceled due to security concerns. ... Amna Nawaz: We start the day's other headlines with severe weather. The ...

  • News Wrap: Israel's PM warns of severe consequences for strike that killed 12 children

    News Wrap: Israel's PM warns of severe consequences for strike that killed 12 children

    Jul 29, 2024 10:50 PM EST

    ... become the sixth largest blaze in state history and U.S. health regulators approved the first blood test for colon cancer. ... Geoff Bennett: And we start the day's other headlines in the Middle East, where Israel's prime minister has warned of severe consequences for a strike in the ...

  • WATCH: Biden issues Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederacy

    WATCH: Biden issues Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederacy

    Jul 03, 2024 03:00 PM EST

    ... We can feel that as a family and that we’re enjoying our freedoms today, what he tried to move forward at the time.” Brian Taylor, a great-great-great-nephew of Shadrach, said this was an opportunity for his ancestor to be remembered as “a brave soldier who did ...

  • With 'Gestapo' comment, Trump adds to numerous past Nazi Germany references

    With 'Gestapo' comment, Trump adds to numerous past Nazi Germany references

    May 06, 2024 04:29 PM EST

    ... the 2020 election that Trump lost, but the speaker now faces the threat of his own ouster by far-right Republicans led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. With his time on stage, Johnson said the U.S. needs a “strongman” in the White House, one attendee told the ...

  • News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya

    News Wrap: At least 45 killed by flooding in western Kenya

    Apr 29, 2024 10:50 PM EST

    ... Navy officials knew the water was tainted, but told people it was safe. The government disputes whether it really caused health problems. The FDA will start regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they actually work. The final rule announced today applies to tests for everything from ...

  • What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

    What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

    Apr 27, 2024 09:40 PM EST

    John Yang: How did these become so popular? Why are there so many of these and so many workers covered by them? Taylor Giorno: So businesses say that they really started putting these noncompete agreements in place because they wanted to protect trade secrets, which maybe makes especially sense at ...

  • Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans

    Johnson faces another threat to speakership over Ukraine and Israel aid plans

    Apr 16, 2024 10:45 PM EST

    ... Mayorkas. What was significant here, and what was really just political theater? Lisa Desjardins: There was a great deal of showmanship today, and we will start with that. This was part of pomp and circumstances. This is part of the mechanics of how impeachment works. This is the first impeachment ...