Education Mar 30 School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students School districts and governments are now racing to give the millions of U.S. students without home internet a chance of keeping up. The nation's largest school districts, including Los Angeles and New York, are spending millions of dollars to provide…
Politics Mar 05 Voters mourn women candidates’ losses in 2020 With the presidential race exit of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic women are coming to terms with a new and for some a painful reality: If 2019 was the Year of the Woman, with a record number of women sworn into Congress…
Nation Feb 25 How Weinstein’s conviction could influence other sex crime prosecutions If any case seemed to encapsulate the #MeToo reckoning with sexual misconduct, gender dynamics and power as a form of coercion, it was Weinstein's.
Politics Feb 21 Bloomberg struggles to respond to politics of #MeToo era Mike Bloomberg campaigned Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he showed no sign of changing his approach, bemoaning the division on display during the debate and reinforcing his central point that he's best positioned to beat Trump.
Nation Jan 20 Accusers’ behavior likely to be a focus in Weinstein trial Prosecutors are expected to call a sex crimes expert as a witness to dispel assumptions about how rape and sexual assault victims behave after an attack.
Nation Dec 10 Bill Cosby loses appeal of sexual assault conviction Cosby told a news outlet in November that he expects to serve the maximum 10-year sentence if he loses the appeal, because he would never express remorse to the parole board.
Nation Aug 27 Now free from legal limbo, Meek Mill eyes prison reform The negotiated plea comes after an appeals court threw out his conviction last month over doubts about the arresting officer's credibility. The 32-year-old rapper, born Robert Williams, is now free of a criminal justice system he hopes to reform.
Nation Jul 24 Meek Mill’s conviction overturned, granted new trial The rapper became a symbol for criminal justice reform after a judge sent him back to prison in 2017.
Politics Apr 11 Trump’s sister retires from the bench, negating judicial ethics complaints Maryanne Trump Barry's retirement as a federal appellate judge in Philadelphia ends a civil misconduct inquiry launched after a report that she participated in Trump family schemes to dodge taxes.
Nation Apr 05 Court filings show Bill Cosby agreed to settle 7 defamation cases It's not yet clear whether Cosby will now drop his counterclaims against the seven women, including one who recently died. They are among the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct. He has denied their allegations and…