Apr 26 Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol insurrection By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A jury has heard attorneys' opening statements in the trial of a retired New York City police officer charged with attacking a police officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Apr 26 Climate change activist's self-immolation raises questions of faith and protest By Colleen Slevin, Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Madeleine Albright's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral By News Desk, Nicole Ellis World leaders and U.S. political and foreign policy elite paid their respects Wednesday to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America's first female secretary of state. Continue reading
Apr 26 Oklahoma wants the Supreme Court to pull back part of its historic ruling on Native rights By Adam Kemp Oklahoma is taking its case again to the Supreme Court to challenge a part of the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision that gave power and jurisdiction to the tribes. Native leaders see a threat to sovereignty and say the state… Continue reading
Apr 26 Why a Texas appeals court delayed Melissa Lucio's execution By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children called for her execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial before the state's… Continue reading
Apr 26 What 3 experts think about Elon Musk buying Twitter By Kenichi Serino, Justin Stabley, Hannah Grabenstein After weeks of speculation, Elon Musk will buy social media platform Twitter for $44 billion, PBS NewsHour spoke to three experts in the fields of social media, communications and democracy about the purchase. Continue reading
Apr 26 Twitter has a misinformation problem. Here's how Elon Musk's plans for the platform could make it worse By Anjana Susarla, The Conversation Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company. Continue reading
Apr 26 White House expands availability of COVID antiviral treatment amid ample supply By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Continue reading
Apr 26 Turning Twitter into a 'free speech' haven might not be as easy as Elon Musk thinks By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion, intending to turn it into a haven for free speech. But the social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well last… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 8:03 What Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter may mean for the company and free speech By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Elon Musk and Twitter announced a $44 billion deal Monday for Musk to buy the company and take it over. The deal would be the largest to take a public company private in decades. It's also led to major concerns… Continue watching