Aug 01 Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down By Dánica Coto, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites. Continue reading
Aug 01 Joe Biden nears final decision on running mate By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. Continue reading
Aug 01 Mexico no. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder U.S. response By John Leicester, Arno Pedram, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening to complicate efforts to contain the virus. Continue reading
Jul 26 ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade By Associated Press Days after a federal judge paused the public release of New York City police disciplinary records, a news website has published a database containing complaint information for thousands of officers. Continue reading
Jul 26 AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Democrat… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 30 years after ADA, inaccessibility persists for the disabled By PBS NewsHour On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we look at what the landmark civil rights law, which guarantees equal access to public resources and employment to disabled people has achieved and how much work remains. Dr. Oluwaferanmi… Continue watching
Jul 26 New battlegrounds emerge 100 days before elections By Jeff Greenfield A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:00 Without a convention, how do Dems plan to rally voters? By PBS NewsHour The Democratic National Convention, which was to be held in Wisconsin this month, has been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic party in Wisconsin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the party’s plans for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 4:03 Protests in Portland grow to ‘many thousands’ as police and federal forces converge in the city By PBS NewsHour The Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd continue to gain momentum in Portland, Oregon, where protesters have clashed with the police sparking another wave of demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality across the country. Jonathan… Continue watching
Jul 26 Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. The bridge became a landmark in the fight for racial justice when Lewis… Continue reading