Oct 06 21 MacArthur fellows awarded $625K in ‘genius grants’ By Associated Press The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced 21 people will each receive $625,000 over five years to use as they please. The foundation has awarded the "genius grants" every year since 1981. Continue reading
Oct 06 Florida looking into crash of voter registration site By Brendan Farrington, Bobby Caina Calvan, Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida is investigating why its online voter registration system crashed just before the deadline for the upcoming presidential election, saying unexpectedly heavy traffic that can’t be immediately explained poured in during the closing hours. Continue reading
Oct 06 Trump’s return to the White House sparks fear, anger for residence staff By Jill Colvin, Deb Reichmann, Colleen Long, Associated Press The West Wing of the White House is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And now the executive mansion is a treatment ward for not one — but two — COVID patients. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:20 With White House return, Trump seeks to ‘show strength’ President Trump returned to the White House Monday evening, after spending just under three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for coronavirus treatment. How will his medical care continue outside the hospital, and what does his illness mean… Continue watching
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