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
Feb 25 Democratic rivals attack Sanders in run-up to South Carolina debate By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Leading up to Tuesday night's debate in Charleston, 2020 Democratic candidates previewed their lines of attack in a series of digital or television advertisements against Sanders. Continue reading
Feb 24 Federal agents' shootings escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms By MacKenzie Shuman, Derek Hall, Devin Sauer, Nicole Ludden, José-Ignacío Castañeda Perez, Arizona State University First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a "mini atom bomb," then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm. Continue reading