Jul 14 Watch 11:28 Britney Spears can now hire her own counsel — for the first time in 13 years By Yamiche Alcindor, Courtney Norris After her explosive testimony last month, a hearing was held Wednesday to determine pop icon Britney Spears' fate in her battle to end her 13 year conservatorship. Yamiche Alcindor discusses her case with Ronan Farrow, an investigative reporter and contributing… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 9:41 Parents in Shickley, Nebraska desperately needed child care. The public school stepped up By Cat Wise, Emily Carpeaux, Murrey Jacobson, Kate McMahon The lack of affordable child care is not just an issue in urban and suburban communities. In rural America, limited access also takes a toll on small town economies. Special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Kate McMahon traveled to Nebraska… Continue watching
Jul 14 Will an 18-year-old pop star convince young people that the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u? By Chloe Jones Youth vaccination rates are brutal out here. So the White House tapped Olivia Rodrigo to lend a hand. Continue reading
Jul 14 FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The long-awaited watchdog report raises serious questions about how the Justice Department and the FBI handled the case. It highlights serious missteps at the FBI between the time the allegations were first reported until Nassar's arrest. Continue reading
Jul 14 Domestic violence survivors aren’t getting the reduced sentences they qualify for By Jean Lee, The 19th Subconscious discrimination may be to blame, especially if the defendant already falls outside the classic image of a victim — blameless and helpless. Continue reading
Jul 14 Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands By Sara Cline, Nathan Howard, Associated Press Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds in the face of a Western drought. Continue reading
Jul 14 Domestic violence shelters are swamped. Experts worry surging gun sales could make things worse By Corey Meador Domestic violence increased across the country during the pandemic, studies show, and experts worry the concurrent explosion in gun ownership likely heightened the danger. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:44 Dems in Congress lack ‘sense of urgency’ on voting rights, NAACP president says By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Texas Democrats fighting against a restrictive voting bill took their case to Washington Tuesday as President Joe Biden made his push for strengthening voting rights laws nationwide. Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, met with Biden along… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 6:09 Oregon Bootleg Fire, nation’s largest, keeps doubling in size By William Brangham, David Coles National Interagency Fire Center reports more than 65 major fires in Western U.S. states that have burned close to a million acres so far. Thousands have fled their homes. The largest fire in the country is in Southern Oregon, and… Continue watching