May 31 National Spelling Bee returns leaner and meaner after pandemic pause By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press The Scripps National Spelling Bee's preliminary rounds are much tougher and packed with drama this year. Continue reading
May 31 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Pennsylvania recount By Associated Press The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
May 31 Analysis: How firearm manufacturers influence American gun culture, in 6 charts By Michael Siegel, The Conversation The United States is saturated with guns, and has become a lot more so over the past decade. Continue reading
May 31 In Uvalde, anger and confusion over school district police chief's delay in breeching classroom By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's… Continue reading
May 31 High-needs foster kids sometimes have to sleep in hotels or offices. The pandemic made the problem worse By Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News Some foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”… Continue reading
May 30 Funeral visitations begin for children slain at Uvalde school By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Over the next two-and-a-half traumatic weeks, people in the southwestern Texas town will say goodbye to the children and their teachers, one heart-wrenching visitation, funeral and burial after another. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 6:00 Biden pledges push for new gun laws as funeral visitations begin in Uvalde Nearly a week has passed since the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered. The Justice Department said Sunday it will investigate law enforcement’s response to the massacre as questions and frustration mount. Tony… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Biden spends Memorial Day honoring U.S service members In our news wrap Monday, President Biden spent this Memorial Day honoring U.S. service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country, at least 91 people have died from weekend floods in Brazil, the season's first hurricane in… Continue watching
May 30 WATCH: Biden delivers Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Biden pays his respects in Uvalde, Texas following school massacre In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Texas to pay their respects and console a community in mourning, the Justice Department will conduct an independent review of law enforcement's response to the Uvalde… Continue watching