Apr 28 Watch 5:32 Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court in former high school cheerleader’s case By John Yang, Alex D'Elia The social media platform Snapchat, the "F-word," and cheerleading made its way to the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a battle over student free speech. The Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that public schools could punish disruptive student speech in school,… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 10:38 ‘Recipe for conflict:’ How a heavy dependence on police enables the use of lethal force By Stephanie Sy Stephanie Sy takes a deeper look at America's policing practices and the obstacles to meaningful reform with Christy Lopez. Lopez oversaw the "pattern-or-practice" investigations of police departments at the Department of Justice from 2010 to 2017, and now teaches at… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 1:36 What going to the moon taught Michael Collins about Earth Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday after battling cancer. In 1969, he stayed in lunar orbit alone for over 20 hours while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first landing on the moon. Collins said he… Continue watching
Apr 28 How Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is leaving essential farmworkers behind By Daniel Bush Florida opened up access to the COVID-19 vaccine to all adult residents on April 5. But the stringent proof of residency requirement has created a significant obstacle for undocumented workers, many of whom hold seasonal agriculture or food industry jobs… Continue reading
Apr 28 U.S. indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Georgia man By Michael Balsamo, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The criminal case charging the three men in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery is the most significant civil rights prosecution undertaken to date by the Biden administration Justice Department. Continue reading
Apr 28 Wandering cops moving from department to department is a roadblock to police accountability By William H. Freivogel, Paul Wagman, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting One of the biggest roadblocks to police accountability is so-called "wandering cops" who lose their jobs in one place only to be rehired in another. Continue reading
Apr 28 Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies of cancer By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press While Collins traveled some 238,000 miles to the moon and came within 69 miles, he never set foot on the surface. Collins spent the eight-day mission piloting the command module, Columbia. Continue reading
Apr 28 Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2013 By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press One of the few remaining Black jockeys in the U.S., Carmouche's presence in horse racing’s biggest event is a reminder of how the industry marginalized Black jockeys to the point they all but disappeared from the sport. Continue reading
Apr 28 Judge denies requests for video in North Carolina shooting By Ben Finley, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The decision came shortly after a North Carolina prosecutor said that Andrew Brown Jr. had hit law enforcement officers with his car before they opened fire. Continue reading
Apr 28 Prosecutor says man killed by deputies hit them with car By Ben Finley, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press District Attorney Andrew Womble told a judge at a hearing that he viewed body camera video and disagreed with a characterization by attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. Continue reading