Feb 15 Prince Andrew to settle sex abuse case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Lawyers say a tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old. Continue reading
Feb 15 WATCH: Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun maker Remington By Dave Collins, Associated Press The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012, their attorney said… Continue reading
Feb 15 Families of Sandy Hook victims agree to settlement in Remington lawsuit By Dave Collins, Associated Press The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. Continue reading
Feb 15 Outcry after NYC woman killed by man who followed her into Chinatown apartment By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Authorities say a woman was stabbed to death inside her lower Manhattan apartment by a man who followed her from the street into her building. Continue reading
Feb 15 WATCH: Senate Finance committee hearing on protecting youth mental health and barriers to care By News Desk The U.S. faces a growing shortage of mental health professionals trained to work with young people — at a time when depression and anxiety are on the rise. Continue reading
Feb 14 West's megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Monday's study says the megadrought is now the worst-case scenario officials and scientists worried about in the 1900s. The drought deepened so much in 2021 that it is 5 percent worse than the old record in the late 1500s. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Federal judge dismisses Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge in New York dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the federal hate-crimes trial of three white men for killing Ahmaud Arbery got underway, a 22-year drought in the… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 7:39 Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's SCOTUS nominee? By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori President Biden plans to personally interview potential nominees to the Supreme Court this week, and likely among them will be federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson isn't new to the Supreme Court short list, she was considered a long-shot pick… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 6:22 Super Bowl halftime show sparks more conversations about the NFL's record on race By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Super Bowl was a close and compelling game on Sunday, and as always there was a lot of attention around the halftime show. This year's show was led by hip-hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem,… Continue watching
Feb 14 Parkland victim's dad scales crane near White House in push for gun violence prevention By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Families and gun control advocates are pressing President Joe Biden to do more to address gun violence, four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Continue reading