A local WWII vet took a knee to support black NFL players.  He's going viral.  —  AP reporters counted more than 200 NFL players who did not stand during the national anthem before their games on Sunday.  Six refused to stand the week before, mainly protesting police brutality.  AP  —  CONNECT

The NFL Won't Forget September 24, 2017 Anytime Soon  —  What started last year with one player and one knee became something much larger today.  —  September 24, 2017 has been a day of immense consequence for the National Football League.  Across the nation, an unprecedented number of players …

McCain calls brain cancer prognosis ‘very poor’  —  https://apnews.com/d2acf2f24e474f828673 6259eb12b884  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a “very poor prognosis” as he battles brain cancer.  —  McCain underwent surgery in July …

Cruz still a no on Graham-Cassidy  —  Sen. Ted Cruz still is not a ‘yes’ vote on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill, according to a Cruz aide, despite changes made in a new version of the legislation released publicly Monday morning.  These changes include more conservative regulatory provisions.

Americans back DACA by a huge margin (POLL)  —  A vast 86 percent of Americans support a right to residency for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, with support crossing the political spectrum.  Two-thirds back a deal to enact such legislation in tandem with higher funding for border control.

Hot, isolated, and running out of supplies, parts of Puerto Rico near desperation  —  JUNCOS, Puerto Rico — In the heat and humidity here in the central mountains, Meryanne Aldea fanned her bedridden mother with a piece of cardboard Sunday as the ailing woman lay on her side, relieving a large ulcer in her back.