Mar 30 Watch 7:48 ‘The Mauritanian’ explores torture, abuse of former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin The military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, took its first 20 detainees in 2002. Despite various calls to shutter it, it still stands almost twenty years later. A new movie now tells the story of Mohamedou Slahi, who spent 14… Continue watching
Mar 30 Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility By Elliot Spagat, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A tour Tuesday revealed a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 migrants were crammed into a space intended for 250 and the youngest ones are kept in a large playpen with mats on the floor for sleeping. Continue reading
Mar 30 Mass shootings are rare – firearm suicides are much more common, and kill more Americans By Lacey Wallace, The Conversation Gun violence as a whole is much more common, and much more deadly, than mass shootings are. Continue reading
Mar 30 Where does the Black church fit in today’s Black Lives Matter movement? By Christina Turner Young activists today are looking to build on the work of civil rights icons, keeping a connection between social justice movements and the Black church. But the fight for Black social justice looks more intersectional now than it did years… Continue reading
Mar 30 States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic By Michael Casey, Associated Press Many tenants were helped with more than $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief. But housing advocates said many programs fell far short of their goals. Continue reading
Mar 30 Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on New York City street By Associated Press An Asian American woman was attacked by a man who repeatedly kicked her as two people nearby who appeared to be security guards did not intervene, according to surveillance footage released by the New York City Police Department. Continue reading
Mar 30 More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults By Associated Press The expansion that began Monday has some health officials worried about whether it will create expectations they can’t possibly meet until vaccine supplies catch up to demand. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Northam give news conference at Virginia Amtrak station By News Desk and Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam held a news conference Tuesday alongside leaders from Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd, resumes in Minneapolis By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Witness after witness described how Chauvin was unmoved by their pleas, with the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testifying that the officer gave the crowd a “cold” and “heartless” stare. Continue reading
Mar 30 Sex trafficking crimes brought against Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Sex trafficking charges were added Monday to the indictment against financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend as prosecutors alleged that she groomed a 14-year-old girl to recruit other young females in the early 2000s to provide "sexualized massages" to Epstein in return… Continue reading