Apr 28 Watch 3:41 A Brief But Spectacular take on motherhood as a master’s in soft skills By Brief But Spectacular When Riccarda Zezza returned from maternity leave to discover her role had vanished, she transformed a career setback into a powerful new opportunity. Her experience inspired her to found a company redefining how parents and employers approach life transitions. She… Continue watching
Apr 28 Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work on preventing military suicides and sex abuse By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Senior officials say personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military. Continue reading
Apr 28 How bugs and beet juice could replace artificial dyes in food By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The process to change from petroleum-based dyes to colors made from vegetables, fruits, flowers and even insects won't be easy. Continue reading
Apr 28 Why did college football star Shedeur Sanders fall to the fifth round in the NFL draft? By David Brandt, Associated Press In a three-day spectacle of cringe that will live in football lore for a long time, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell from a potential top-five overall selection on Thursday to the fifth round on Saturday in an excruciating… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:38 ‘Food is not political,’ WFP head says as U.S. cuts aid and Israel blocks help to Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The World Food Programme says it has delivered the last of its food in Gaza and warned the kitchens it has been supporting would run out of food in days. Nick Schifrin spoke with Executive Director Cindy McCain who says… Continue watching
Apr 25 Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Mangione, 26, stood with his lawyers as he entered the plea Friday, leaning forward toward a microphone as he addressed U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett. Continue reading
Apr 25 Read the full criminal complaint against a Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities By Alanna Durkin Richer, Devi Shastri, Corey Williams, Associated Press Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trans service members In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to ban transgender service members as legal challenges play out, a federal judge has ordered the administration to bring back another man who was… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 7:12 Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 5:08 Utility assistance frozen after Trump administration fires program’s staff By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Money for heating and cooling assistance for those in need is on the line. As part of the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration reportedly fired the staff that runs the Low-Income Home Energy… Continue watching