Apr 28 Actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault By Jessica Hill, Associated Press A Nevada judge sentenced “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A jury had previously convicted him of 13 charges, mostly related to sexual assault of three women. Continue reading
Apr 28 Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning photographer of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 86 By Kevin McGill, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, has died. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Federal agents search Minnesota childcare centers In our news wrap Tuesday, federal agents carried search warrants at childcare centers in Minnesota, a former advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland for conspiring… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:30 The mental health toll and lifelong consequences of gun violence in America By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Gun violence continues to impact communities across the country daily. Many don't make the news, but create lifelong consequences for victims, their families and even entire neighborhoods. The normalization of shootings has created a persistent public health crisis. William Brangham… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 10:01 Families sound alarm on toxic mold in military housing By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Bridget Craig Military families are sounding the alarm about the presence of toxic mold in military housing. It’s an issue that has long been making service members and their families sick. Stephanie Sy reports on the ongoing problem and what is and… Continue watching
Apr 28 Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school over alleged security failures By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Three students who were injured in the December campus shooting at Brown University are each suing the Ivy League school, alleging it ignored prior warnings about the shooter and did not provide adequate security that could have prevented the tragedy. Continue reading
Apr 28 How extremism affected this small American town By Amna Nawaz Journalist Michael Edison Hayden spent years tracking extremism in America. In this episode of Settle in, he talks with Amna Nawaz about his new book, “Strange People on the Hill,” about what happened when a far-right group moved its headquarters… Continue reading
Apr 28 U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to using Maduro raid intel to win $400,000 on Polymarket By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Continue reading
Apr 28 James Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the Republican president. Continue reading
Apr 28 Justice Department accuses former Fauci adviser of concealing communications related to COVID research By Associated Press A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded. Continue reading