Feb 26 Congress makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Emmett Till By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation. Continue reading
Feb 26 5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history By Shane Bauer "American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book. Continue reading
Feb 26 Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The decision overturned a lower court's decision ordering the administration to release funding to New York City and seven states. Continue reading
Feb 26 5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32 By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press In an essay written for Vanity Fair and Vogue about her decision, Sharapova asks: “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known?”… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump says U.S. is ‘very ready’ for novel coronavirus threat President Donald Trump tweeted that representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others would join him at the late-afternoon appearance. Watch live here. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump, U.S. officials send mixed messages on coronavirus risk By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his chief economic adviser say coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government's top disease fighters warn Americans to prepare for an outbreak. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:14 Why U.S. officials are escalating their concerns over novel coronavirus U.S. health officials are expressing a new level of urgency over the possibility that novel coronavirus could spread extensively within the country. The virus appears to have peaked in China, but other global hotspots are emerging. Lisa Desjardins reports and… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:40 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Supreme Court’s Ginsburg, Sotomayor In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump criticized two liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases involving him. Also, Trump wrapped up his visit to India with… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:51 Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance on Weinstein verdict and why his office didn’t prosecute in 2015 Cyrus Vance Jr. is the Manhattan district attorney who brought felony sex charges against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted on two counts Monday. But Weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges, including predatory sexual assault. What does… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:53 Weinstein defense attorney Donna Rotunno says media influenced jury In a legal milestone for the MeToo movement, movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of two felony sex crimes -- but acquitted of the most serious ones. How should we interpret the jury’s verdict? Donna Rotunno, one of Weinstein’s… Continue watching