Feb 25 39 states investigate Juul’s marketing of vaping products By Dave Collins, Associated Press Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 25 Barr to meet with Senate Republicans on surveillance laws By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The push from Trump's allies to change the FISA wiretap rules could complicate efforts in Congress to renew the USA Freedom Act that are set to expire next month. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court rules parents of slain Mexican teenager cannot sue border agent By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court's five conservative justices held that the parents could not use American courts to sue Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who killed their unarmed 15-year-old son in 2010. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court case dismissed after Virginia changes juvenille sentencing law By Associated Press Lee Boyd Malvo, the Washington, D.C., area sniper, and Virginia agreed Monday to dismiss a pending Supreme Court case after the state changed its criminal sentencing law. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump calls for justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor to recuse themselves By Associated Press Speaking during a press conference in India, Trump said of the Supreme Court justices, “I just don't know how they cannot recuse themselves for anything Trump or Trump related.”… Continue reading
Feb 25 Long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS reflect on what they’ve witnessed and endured By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue "Those of us who are longtime survivors — there are other things popping up now because we weren’t expected to live this long," one HIV survivor said. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Knight Foundation’s 2020 media forum By Gretchen Frazee PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan will interview thought leaders in the field of journalism. Continue reading
Feb 25 How Weinstein’s conviction could influence other sex crime prosecutions By Maryclaire Dale, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press If any case seemed to encapsulate the #MeToo reckoning with sexual misconduct, gender dynamics and power as a form of coercion, it was Weinstein's. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump expresses optimism about eventual U.S.-India trade deal By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump emerged from a pair of meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi citing progress toward a deal but offering no details. Continue reading