Jul 13 Trump administration appeals judge's order to delay federal execution By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A U.S. district judge has ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed, asking a higher court to… Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: New York governor outlines the when and hows of returning to school By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press New York parents and school administrators are getting long-awaited answers to their back-to-school questions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said schools can open in areas where the virus is under control. Continue reading
Jul 13 Epstein victim to speak at Ghislaine Maxwell's hearing, prosecutors say By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Prosecutors say one or more of Jeffrey Epstein's victims plan to tell a judge Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend should be denied bail on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him to sexually abuse. Continue reading
Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Officials testify on immigration detention facilities during COVID-19 By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on ICE contractor responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee heard from several contractors, including Mr. Damon T. Hininger, President and CEO of CoreCivic and Mr. George C. Zoley,… Continue reading
Jul 13 Activists seek to decriminalize 'magic' mushrooms in D.C. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Despite pandemic conditions that made normal signature-gathering almost impossible, activists in Washington, D.C., say they have enough signatures for a November ballot initiative that would decriminalize natural psychedelics such as certain mushrooms. Continue reading
Jul 13 Washington, D.C., football team retires name and logo after decades of pushback By Associated Press The franchise announced Monday that it will immediately drop the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, which are widely seen as offensive to Native Americans. Continue reading
Jul 13 Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana By Associated Press Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:41 What are the legal implications of Trump's Stone commutation? A day after President Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller defended his prosecution and conviction of the president’s longtime friend and ally. Stone was found guilty of seven felonies including obstructing a Congressional investigation and witness… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching