North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board,
Minnesota’s top elections official says ‘glitch’ in automatic voter registration system is fixed
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — While there was a “glitch” in Minnesota’s new automatic voter registration system, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday that nobody who was ineligible voted in the August primary as a result
Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and
FCC chair rejects Trump call to pull ABC licenses over presidential debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the Federal Communications Commission rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Walt Disney-owned ABC should lose its broadcast licenses over the network’s moderating Sept. 10 presidential debate. “The First Amendment
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff’s office that employed ‘Goon Squad’
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the “Goon Squad”
US Congress nears agreement on extending expiring Ukraine aid, sources say
By Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pro-Ukraine U.S. congressional leaders and President Joe Biden’s administration are near an agreement to seek a one-year extension of $6 billion in military aid for Ukraine that is
Biden says Fed made ‘declaration of progress’ with interest rate cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump’s economic policies as a failure in the
The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election. The
Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employees partly responsible for a shooting that killed four students and wounded
Jurors watch video of EMTs failing to treat Tyre Nichols after he was beaten
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two emergency medical technicians just stood around for minutes, providing no medical aid to a seriously injured Tyre Nichols who was slumped on the ground after being kicked and punched by five Memphis