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
Apr 28 Federal investigators execute warrant of Rudy Giuliani's home By Associated Press The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over his business dealings in Ukraine. Details of the reasons for the search were not immediately available. Continue reading
Apr 28 Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan to support children, families and education By Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden will make his case Wednesday night before a pared-down gathering of mask-wearing legislators due to coronavirus restrictions at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Apr 28 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments over free speech rights for students By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educators powerless to deal with bullying on the other. Continue reading