Apr 19 250 years after the start of the Revolutionary War, a divided America battles over its legacy By Hillel Italie, Michael Casey, Associated Press Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, as the country looks back to its war of independence and asks where its… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:24 ‘Let’s have a real court case’: Attorney for deported man on the refusals to return him By William Brangham, Doug Adams For more than a month, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been in prison in El Salvador after the Trump administration deported the Maryland resident along with hundreds of others. Thursday, his family and the world saw photos of Abrego Garcia and… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:56 Free access to dozens of preventive care treatments at risk in Supreme Court case By Laura Barrón-López, Maea Lenei Buhre The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires most private health insurance plans to cover preventive care at no cost to the patient. As Laura Barrón-López reports,… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 5:59 What happened when Calgary removed fluoride from its water supply By William Brangham, Sam Lane Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to end the federal recommendation that municipalities add fluoride to their drinking water. Amid the renewed debate, William Brangham spoke with Lindsay McLaren of the University… Continue watching
Apr 18 Florida State students return to campus, gather at memorials after deadly shooting By Kate Payne, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Students dropped off balloons, candles and teddy bears at a memorial Friday morning near Florida State University's student union where a 20-year-old opened fire, killing two men and wounding six others. Continue reading
Apr 18 National Archives releases 10,000 pages of records related to 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy By Associated Press The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in a statement the RFK files' release will "shine a long-overdue light on the truth."… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 2:29 Investigators say FSU shooter is son of deputy who used mother’s former service weapon By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart, Courtney Norris A shooter at Florida State University in Tallahassee killed two people and injured six more. According to officers, the suspect in custody is a 20-year-old FSU student and the son of a deputy sheriff. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Apr 17 Menendez brothers’ bid for shorter sentence and possible parole delayed again By Jaimie Ding, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and their lawyers. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 8:09 Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man By Amna Nawaz, Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat A federal appeals court offered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of the deportation of a Maryland resident to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to the CECOT prison to meet with government… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 8:40 Los Angeles schools leader explains why he refused to let DHS agents see students By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles but were not allowed in. Agents claim to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action. School administrators say DHS lied… Continue watching