Jun 03 Watch 7:26 A Pulitzer Prize winner's modern take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A reworking of Shakespeare "Hamlet" called "Fat Ham” recently won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Jun 03 Advocates fear Depp-Heard trial will have a chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Some advocates and experts fear that the verdict in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case will have a chilling effect on women coming forward with abuse claims. Continue reading
Jun 03 Special Olympics drops vaccine mandate after Florida threatens $27 million fine By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The Special Olympics has dropped a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its games in Orlando after Florida moved to fine the organization $27.5 million for violating a state law against such requirements. Continue reading
Jun 03 Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims invited to testify in Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures. Continue reading
Jun 03 Texas senator says police chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Jay Reeves, Associated Press A Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded. Continue reading
Jun 03 Regulators receive more than 750 complaints of faulty braking in Teslas By Tom Krisher, Associated Press More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the company's partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason. Continue reading
Jun 03 After series of setbacks, Harini Logan crowned national spelling bee champion By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press Harini Logan has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee's first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gunman outside Iowa church fatally shot 2 women, police say By Associated Press Authorities plan to release more details about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself. Continue reading
Jun 03 Cornyn tapped to lead Republicans in gun law negotiations By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republican lawmaker says he’s not interested in making a political statement, but wants to “make the terrible events that occurred in Uvalde less likely in the future.”… Continue reading
Jun 03 Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities By Michael Tarm, Don Babwin, Associated Press Hospitals, like schools, are not typically designed to guard against the threat of a determined gunman entering the building to take lives. Continue reading