Oct 22 Ghislaine Maxwell denied recruiting girls for sex with powerful men in 2016 deposition By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denies introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to any underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 6:15 Conn. attorney general calls Purdue Pharma settlement ‘a mirage’ A historic settlement was announced Wednesday among the Department of Justice, Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family over the drug giant’s role in the national opioid crisis. The CDC estimates roughly 450,000 people died from opioid overdose between… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 3:38 A Brief But Spectacular take on honoring Breonna Taylor Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, author and mother. In response to the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March, Browne wrote a poem called “Apply Pressure” for Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer. Browne offers her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Oct 22 Santa Claus won’t be coming to Macy’s this year By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in New York each year, the company said. That makes it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.S. regulators, experts take up thorny vaccine study issues By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press With vaccines against COVID-19 inching closer, U.S. regulators took an unusual step Thursday in asking outside scientists: Are the government's standards high enough to adequately judge the shots?… Continue reading
Oct 22 Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd’s death By Amy Forliti, Associated Press A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains. Continue reading
Oct 21 How Barrett’s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion access By Courtney Vinopal Should Barrett replace late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her vote will cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court. Here’s what experts say Barrett’s record on abortion tells us and what the fight over reproductive rights looks like… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:26 Why hundreds of migrant children remain separated from their parents One of the most criticized policies of the Trump administration has been its decision to separate members of families illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018. A federal judge put a stop to the practice and ordered the government to… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:58 The growing political influence of American millennials By John Yang, Gretchen Frazee The U.S. has more than 72 million millennials, adults who were born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s. This year, millennials surpassed baby boomers as the largest generation of adults. And while they have in the past been less… Continue watching
Oct 21 How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black By Gary Painter, The Conversation Whether or not someone is eventually convicted, an arrest alone is enough to significantly impair a Black man's job and earning prospects. Continue reading