Sep 05 LeBron James says in Kaepernick reference: ‘I stand with Nike’ By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Closing his remarks at an award ceremony Tuesday, the basketball superstar said he stood "for anybody who believes in change." He added: "I stand with Nike, all day, every day."… Continue reading
Sep 05 As Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall, child died after tree falls on home By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Authorities posted on its Facebook page that responding deputies discovered that the child had been killed after a tree fell on a mobile home in Pensacola. The name and age were not released. Continue reading
Sep 04 Read CEO Jack Dorsey’s full testimony on Twitter and political bias By Erica R. Hendry In his prepared testimony, Dorsey said "we have learned from situations where people have taken advantage of our service and our past inability to address it fast enough." The platform has so far removed 3,843 accounts linked to the IRA,… Continue reading
Sep 04 Read Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s full opening statement By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed his judicial independence in the opening statement of his confirmation hearing Tuesday, saying that a judge must "not be swayed by public pressure," and that the court "must never be viewed as a partisan… Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump White House rankled by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward’s tell-all book By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The book is the latest to throw the Trump administration into damage-control mode with explosive anecdotes and concerns about the commander in chief. Continue reading
Sep 04 There’s no place like home for Dorothy’s stolen ruby slippers, recovered in FBI sting By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A pair of ruby slippers used in "The Wizard of Oz" and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes' insurer and said he could help get them back, the… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings PBS NewsHour will livestream confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh on September 4-7. Hearings will begin each morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Sep 04 Parkland victim’s father approaches Kavanaugh during confirmation hearing By Associated Press Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie died in the February 2018 attack, approached Kavanaugh after he rose from the witness table for a lunch break. He put out his hand to Kavanaugh, who paused for a moment before turning away as… Continue reading
Sep 04 Out of the ashes of Brazil’s National Museum fire, fragments of hope By Mauricio Savarese, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press Firefighters found bone fragments from a collection in the still-smoldering National Museum, an official said Tuesday, raising hopes that a famed skull might somehow have survived a massive blaze that turned historic and scientific artifacts to ashes. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Cruz accuses Democratic senators of using Kavanaugh hearing to relitigate 2016 election By Associated Press Cruz said Democrats have gotten “extreme and radical” in their attempts to appoint a justice that would rule against religious liberty and the Second Amendment. Continue reading