Feb 18 MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The settlement was announced Tuesday and comes months after a similar agreement was reached in a lawsuit brought against Harvard University by the National Association of the Deaf. Continue reading
Feb 18 After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets By Michael Rezendes, Associated Press Janet Uhlar's regret stems from dozens of letters Bulger wrote to her from prison. In some, he describes his unwitting participation in a secret CIA experiment with LSD called MK-ULTRA. Continue reading
Feb 18 Jury begins deliberations in Harvey Weinstein trial By Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A jury has started deliberations in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. The jury is weighing the evidence Tuesday after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault. Continue reading
Feb 18 Trump pardons Edward DeBartolo Jr., ex-49ers owner By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr. built the San Francisco 49ers' 1980s-1990s dynasty. Continue reading
Feb 18 Judge will not delay sentencing of Roger Stone By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press A federal judge has refused to delay sentencing for Roger Stone on his conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress. Continue reading
Feb 18 Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation By Lisa Fazio, The Conversation The majority of visual misinformation that people are exposed to involves simple forms of deception like recycling legitimate old photographs and videos and presenting them as evidence of recent events. Continue reading
Feb 18 Misinformation on novel coronavirus impacting Asian American businesses By Alexandra Olson, Terry Tang, Associated Press Business owners, some of whom have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half, are anxiously waiting for things to return to normal. Continue reading
Feb 18 Boy Scouts' future uncertain after bankruptcy filing By David Crary, Associated Press The bankruptcy petition listed the Boy Scouts' assets as between $1 billion and $10 billion, and its liabilities at $500 million to $1 billion. Continue reading
Feb 18 Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, is exercising authority under a 2005 law that gives him sweeping powers to waive laws for building border barriers. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Syria's Assad vows to continue retaking territory, despite Turkish opposition In our news wrap Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is congratulating his forces for major gains in the country’s last rebel strongholds. The Russian-backed blitz has recaptured Aleppo and much of Idlib province -- and driven nearly 900,000 people to… Continue watching