Nov 27 Utah set to become 19th state to ban 'conversion therapy' By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday night that church leaders support a regulatory rule his office helped craft after legislative efforts for a ban on the therapy failed earlier this year. Continue reading
Nov 27 Jimmy Carter released from hospital after surgery By Associated Press Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. Continue reading
Nov 27 Wind could ground big balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade By Michael Sisak, Associated Press New York City’s big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday amid strong winds that could potentially ground the giant character balloons, which have caused mishaps and injuries in the past when gusts have blown them off course. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Massachusetts becomes 1st state to ban flavored tobacco and vaping products By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The legislation immediately bans the sale of flavored vaping products and will outlaw sales of menthol cigarettes starting June 1, 2020. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. travelers brace for a snowy Thanksgiving By Jeff Baenen, Colleen Slevin, David Koenig, Associated Press Wintry storms, including a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon affecting California and Oregon, are expected to cause difficulties for holiday travelers throughout much of the country. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 3:49 Trump dishes out double helping of presidential turkey pardon Before departing the White House for his resort home in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, President Trump handed out a pair of presidential pardons -- and the recipients gobbled up the spotlight. Amna Nawaz has the story of how this annual… Continue watching
Nov 26 WATCH: U.S. criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and other minorities in western China, as a number of foreign governments expressed serious… Continue reading
Nov 26 Broken Justice Episode 1: Triage - the full transcript https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/broken-justice-episode-1.mp3 Subscribe to the Broken Justice podcast to access all episodes. Jeff Esparza The screwy thing of it is you get so many cases that you just live under this constant fear that people… Continue reading
Nov 26 Episode 4: Public defenders fight back By Vika Aronson, Frank Carlson, Amna Nawaz, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux The most common tool used to attack problems in public defender systems is the class action lawsuit. But what if there’s a better strategy? Steve Hanlon, a longtime advocate for systemic legal reform, has a big idea about big data. Continue reading
Nov 26 Most people who fled California wildfire allowed to return home By Stefanie Dazio, John Antczak, Associated Press Most of the thousands of people who fled a raging California wildfire in the mountains north of Santa Barbara were told they could return home Tuesday as an approaching rainstorm offered hope the flames would be doused. Continue reading