Oct 15 MeToo leader launches hashtag to mobilize voters By Errin Haines, Associated Press The new hashtag #MeTooVoter was unveiled Tuesday, on the same day as the fourth Democratic presidential debate. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: ‘No excuse’ for shooting of black woman in her Fort Worth home, police chief says At a press conference Tuesday, Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus grew emotional when describing the morale of the police department. Continue reading
Oct 15 Fort Worth officer released on bond after shooting black woman By Jake Bleiberg, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Aaron Dean was charged with murder for shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her home. Continue reading
Oct 14 Census Bureau seeks state data, including citizenship info By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is asking states for drivers' license records that typically include citizenship data and has made a new request for information on recipients of government assistance, alarming some civil rights advocates. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 10:21 What Ronan Farrow discovered about the systems that cover up sexual misconduct Ronan Farrow’s explosive reporting on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct helped launch the MeToo movement in 2017 and won him a Pulitzer Prize in 2018. In his latest book, Farrow accuses NBC, his former employer, of trying to… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 3:03 PBS launches “NewsHour West,” based in Phoenix News doesn’t stop when we go off the air on the East Coast, so we're launching “NewsHour West” to update evening headlines for our Western and late-night audiences. Based in Phoenix at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism,… Continue watching
Oct 14 WATCH: Fort Worth officer resigned after killing woman in her home, officials say A police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home in the presence of her 8-year-old nephew acted inappropriately and has resigned, the chief of police said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Family of woman killed inside home by Fort Worth, Texas, police holds news conference By Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The shooting occurred in Fort Worth, about 30 miles west of Dallas, where another high-profile police shooting occurred last year. Continue reading
Oct 14 Why more people are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day By Malinda Maynor Lowery, The Conversation Columbus Day is a relatively new federal holiday, but increasingly, more communities are recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day instead. Continue reading
Oct 14 White House says Trump ‘strongly condemns’ violent parody video he hasn’t seen By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The parody was shown at a meeting of Trump supporters at the president's Miami resort. Continue reading