For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and focus on the grievances of white voters helped him win the 2016 election. But a Reuters analysis of public opinion over the last four years suggests that Trump’s brand of white identity politics…
Explainer: How Reuters/Ipsos measured the shift in the way Americans see race
Americans have spent the past three years debating what impact President Donald Trump’s racially charged remarks have had on society.
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana’s first woman governor, dies, led state through hurricanes
Trailblazing former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, whose tenure was dominated by the trauma of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, has died from complications of cancer, the state’s current governor said on Sunday. She was 76.
CDC probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states.
Trump affirms that Mike Pence will be 2020 running mate
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would keep Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate when he seeks re-election in November 2020.
CDC investigates lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states.
Ohio man charged with threatening Jewish community center
An Ohio man who authorities said is a self-described white nationalist is in custody on charges that he threatened to attack a local Jewish community center.
Police make arrests as right-wing, anti-fascist groups rally in Portland
Police in Portland, Oregon arrested at least 13 people on Saturday as a right-wing group marched to a downtown waterfront park and anti-fascist counterprotesters scuffled with officers who tried to keep the two sides apart.
Official autopsy concludes Epstein’s death was suicide by hanging
New York City’s chief medical examiner determined on Friday that suicide by hanging was the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose body was found six days ago in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Suspect in New York City subway scare apprehended by police
A man blamed by New York City police for leaving two kitchen appliances resembling pressure cookers in a subway station, causing chaos for commuters during Friday morning’s rush hour, has been apprehended, authorities said on Saturday.
