Aug 10 Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate head sets himself up as wingman By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As he runs for reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president's wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none other besides Donald… Continue reading
Aug 10 Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion By Associated Press At least 70 more people were reported to be injured when a damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 10 North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea in likely protest of drills By Kim Jung-Yoon, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday extended a recent streak of weapons displays by firing what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military. Continue reading
Aug 10 Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death By Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 2:03 El Paso shooting is domestic terrorism, investigators say By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Investigators of the El Paso mass shooting, which left 20 people dead and wounded at least 26 others, are treating the massacre as a case of domestic terrorism and will file capital murder charges against the suspect, now in custody. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 1:42 A deadly massacre in under one minute By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Less than 13 hours after the massacre in El Paso, Texas, a gunman killed nine people, including his own sister, in downtown Dayton. Police said the carnage lasted less than a minute before they arrived on the scene and killed… Continue watching
Aug 04 Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky By Associated Press U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 3:47 Death of Dayton gunman's sister makes family history a focus By PBS NewsHour A gunman in Dayton, Ohio, killed nine people and injured 27 in under a minute early Sunday morning, before he was fatally shot by police. Among the dead was the shooter’s sister, making family dynamics a main focus for investigators. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 3:39 El Paso 'standing strong' after shopping center massacre By PBS NewsHour A gunman, now in custody, opened fire at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, killing 20, and wounding dozens of others. Texas Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from El Paso for more on… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 8:28 The 'gamification' of domestic terrorism online By PBS NewsHour Hate-filled online posts or “manifestos” have often been purposely left behind by shooters for the public and authorities to find. New York Times opinion writer-at-large Charlie Warzel, who covers information technology, joins to hari Sreenivasan to discuss the ‘gamification’ and… Continue watching