Oct 05 As summer protests cool off, racial justice activists consider ‘how to fight differently’ By Courtney Vinopal As a summer of unrest comes to a close, activists who continue to protest say they are focusing on their own communities, in hopes that they can get closer to realizing the goals of previous generations of activists who fought… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: NYC schools in coronavirus hot spots to close In our news wrap Monday, some New York City schools will close Tuesday in areas where COVID-19 infections are on the rise. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an order affecting 100 public and 200 private schools, citing a lack of testing… Continue watching
Oct 05 An update from Ricky Kidd By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux It's been about a year since Ricky Kidd was exonerated of charges for a 1996 double homicide he didn't commit. As he's set out to build a new life after 23 years in prison, the world has also changed around… Continue reading
Oct 05 Special Episode: Ricky Kidd on life after a 23-year wrongful conviction By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux Twenty-three years after he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, Ricky Kidd was freed from prison. In this special episode from our Broken Justice series, producer Frank Carlson talks with Ricky Kidd about life after prison, the complications of… Continue reading
Oct 05 Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term By Associated Press Eight justices are getting back to work Monday at a most unusual, politically fraught moment in American history. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 12:35 This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work By Laura Fong This November, Californians will vote on the future of gig work for rideshare and delivery drivers for companies like Uber, Doordash and Lyft. While a new state law categorizes the workers as ‘employees,’ the companies, who have put over $181… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 9:34 Unanswered questions remain over Trump’s health Dr. Sean Conley, President Trump’s physician, said the president had “continued to improve” and could be discharged from Walter Reed medical center as soon as Monday. Dr. Craig Spencer, director of global health emergency medicine at New York-Presbyterian and Columbia… Continue watching
Oct 04 Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year — more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Dr. Sean Conley holds briefing on the president’s health By PBS NewsHour President Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley briefed the press on Sunday about the president’s health outside Walter Reed medical center where he remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Continue reading
Oct 04 Pelosi says Trump’s doctors need to be honest By Associated Press The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle. Continue reading