Politics Aug 31 Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house Judge Louis Angles ruled Thursday that there was sufficient evidence to bind Andrew Lester over on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting.
Nation Jul 05 After school hacks, ransomware criminals expose kids’ private files online Three months after an attack on the Minneapolis district that dumped sexual assault case files online, administrators have not delivered on their promise to inform individual victims. Unlike for hospitals, no federal law exists to require this notification from schools.
Nation Jun 17 Takeaways from the federal report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s killing The Justice Department on Friday issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd's killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints. Here are six key points…
Education Apr 20 Why more U.S. schools are embracing a new ‘science of reading’ Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise.
Nation Mar 05 Judy Heumann, trailblazing disability rights advocate, dies at 75 Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75.
Arts Feb 16 Native Americans brace for racist traditions after Chiefs Super Bowl win The team won their championship in Arizona, where tribal reservations make up at least a quarter of the land base.
Nation Jan 03 Child care disruptions continue amid ‘tridemic’ of RSV, COVID-19 and flu For working parents of young children, it seems the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic.
Nation Dec 23 Massive winter storm brings snow, ice, plunging temperatures to U.S. Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions.
Nation Dec 22 Temperatures plunging fast as winter storm threatens vast swath of U.S. Temperatures are plunging far and fast as a winter storm forms ahead of Christmas weekend.
Nation Dec 11 Keystone pipeline shuts down after oil spill in Kansas creek An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday.