Oct 06 Cornell brings in former DOJ official Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims By Associated Press The review will cover how the university investigates sexual assault and harassment, student support, the disciplinary process, and oversight of student organizations. Continue reading
Oct 06 Jim Bakker, minister who built a televangelism empire and lost it from sex and money scandals, dies at 86 By Jim Salter, Hallie Golden, Associated Press "The PTL Club," which at its peak in the mid-1980s drew 13 million nightly TV viewers, made Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker cultural icons — so much so that they were often skewered in the 1980s and 90s by late-night… Continue reading
Oct 06 Hearing for Kilmar Ábrego Garcia abruptly canceled as he battles deportation to Liberia By Gary Fields, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga that began when he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador last year. Continue reading
Oct 05 Helpful or harmful? When it comes to AI and young kids, experts have these tips for parents By Hannah Grabenstein By the time that a child is preschool age, they have the ability to learn information from technology, said Lauren Girouard, a researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Education and the University of Michigan. Continue reading
Oct 05 No arrests after Georgia block party shooting as police pursue who killed 2 and injured dozens By Associated Press Whoever opened fire at a sprawling block party in rural southern Georgia over the weekend, killing two people and leaving nearly three dozen others injured, remained at large Monday as authorities offered no new information about the shootings. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:42 Supreme Court hears case on holding energy companies liable for climate change By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz Supreme Court justices heard arguments in a major climate change case that could shape how communities hold industries accountable. Officials in Boulder, Colorado, are seeking compensation from energy companies for the costs of natural disasters they say are caused by… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Cornell students protest handling of alleged rape In our news wrap Monday, students at Cornell are staging protests over the university's handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape in 2024, President Trump said a threat linked to Iran was the reason the U.S. withdrew its bombers… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:47 Understanding pneumonic plague after Russian lab worker's death By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant The U.S. is closely monitoring a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease fell ill and died. Russian authorities insist there is no cause for alarm, but officials have imposed quarantines and… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 7:08 Marine's murder charge in Japan fuels local debate over U.S. military presence By Patrick Fok, Niki Tsukamoto A U.S. Marine has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman. The Japanese government has lodged a complaint with the U.S. and is demanding full cooperation with the investigation. From Okinawa, special correspondent Patrick Fok… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:54 As GLP-1s reshape America, questions and new uses emerge By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz Hailed by some as miracle drugs, GLP-1s have surged in popularity in the past few years. An estimated one out of every eight Americans is now on some version of them and scientists continue to research new potential uses. But… Continue watching