Dec 06 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, eyed in other states By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press A renewed national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment has come to conservative Utah, where supporters have launched a long-shot bid to become the tipping point state, despite opposition from the influential Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Continue reading
Dec 06 Several killed and injured in shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola By Bill Kaczor, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Authorities say an active shooter is dead after opening fire on multiple people Friday at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Continue reading
Dec 05 Uber reports more than 3,000 U.S. sexual assaults on 2018 rides By Associated Press That figure includes 229 rapes, the company said in a long-awaited safety report. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 7:29 After 23 years wrongly imprisoned, Ricky Kidd is free -- and using his voice The exoneration of Ricky Kidd, a wrongly convicted man in Missouri who spent more than two decades in prison, highlights major problems with U.S. criminal justice. As covered in our Broken Justice podcast, Kidd was freed largely due to pro… Continue watching
Dec 05 Tufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContin By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Students, faculty and activists have pressured the school to part ways with the Sackler family amid allegations that Purdue Pharma aggressively pushed OxyContin despite its addiction risks. Continue reading
Dec 05 2 Russians charged in multimillion-dollar malware scheme By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Alleged leader and administrator of Evil Corp.--Maksim V. Yakubets and Igor Turashevmalware--are accused of using malware to steal at least $100 million from banks and other financial institutions in more than 40 countries over the past decade. Continue reading
Dec 05 Sailor who killed 2 and himself at Pearl Harbor identified By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The commander of Navy Region Hawaii, Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, said he didn’t know the motive behind the shooting. Continue reading
Dec 04 Virginia moves to drop work requirement for Medicaid By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia is moving toward dropping work requirements for Medicaid enrollees after Democrats won full control of the state legislature for the first time in a generation. Continue reading
Dec 04 Georgia governor picks political newcomer for U.S. Senate By Ben Nadler, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Gov. Brian Kemp’s selection of Kelly Loeffler pushed aside intense criticism from hardcore Trump advocates who said Loeffler is too moderate and inexperienced for the job. Many of those critics wanted Kemp to tap Rep. Doug Collins, one of Trump’s… Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, saying his work on the investigation into Russian election interference and the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump have… Continue reading