Sports
Tokyo Olympics Postponed For A Year
Posted on · The 2020 Games were supposed to begin in late July. "The unprecedented and unpredictable spread of the outbreak has seen the situation in the rest of the world deteriorating," organizers say.
National
NPR Seeks ‘Clarification’ From State Department About Reporter Dropped From Trip
Posted on · President and CEO John Lansing is sending a letter "demanding answers." Earlier Tuesday, President Trump appeared to praise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for yelling at another NPR reporter.
News
9 Family Members, All U.S. Citizens, Die In Highway Attack In Mexico
Posted on · Three women and six children were killed as they drove in a small convoy. Mexican officials say they are investigating whether the family members were targeted or were victims of mistaken identity.
News
Oil Prices Jump Following Drone Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
Posted on · It's the largest one-day surge in crude prices in years. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the strikes, but the U.S. says Iran played a key role. Iran denies involvement.
News
Hurricane Dorian Expected To Hit Florida Coast With 130 MPH Winds On Labor Day
Posted on · "There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida east coast" on Labor Day weekend, the National Hurricane Center says.
News
Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison
Posted on · Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.
Immigration
Trump Administration Implementing ‘3rd Country’ Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum
Posted on · Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday.
Weather
Tropical Storm Barry Forms In Gulf; Louisiana Goes Into State Of Emergency
Posted on · Barry is now predicted to become a Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall Saturday, with maximum winds of 75 mph.
Immigration
A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration
Posted on · Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez was trying to bring his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, to safety and a new life in the U.S.
News
Sandra Bland’s Phone Video Of Her Own Arrest Surfaces, Reviving Calls For New Inquiry
Posted on · "Open up the case, period," Bland's sister, Shante Needham, said after seeing a video that Bland made with her cellphone, recording the traffic stop that put her in jail and led to her death.
Health & Science
Watch: SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down In Atlantic Ocean
Posted on · The craft's splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
News
Houston Police To Cease ‘No Knock’ Warrants, Chief Announces After Deadly Raid
Posted on · "I'm very confident that we're going to have criminal charges on one or more police officers" from a raid that left two suspects dead, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.
National
Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Ban On Transgender Military Personnel, For Now
Posted on · The court's decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining or remaining in the military while two lower-court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed.
Technology
Apple Will Build $1 Billion Campus In Austin, Adding 5,000 Jobs
Posted on · The tech company says the move is expected to make it Austin's largest private employer. The city already has more Apple employees than anywhere else outside the company's headquarters in California.
News
Trump Is Expected To Extend U.S. Troops’ Deployment To Mexico Border Into January
Posted on · The move would extend the rare deployment of active-duty troops at the U.S.-Mexico border, rather than only National Guard soldiers and personnel.