Dec 03 Student and police officer injured in another high school shooting By Ivan Moreno, Gretchen Ehlke, Associated Press The student and the officer were taken to hospitals, but no one else was injured in the shooting, a police spokesperson said. Continue reading
Dec 03 Surge of new abuse claims threatens Catholic church like never before By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Across the country, attorneys are scrambling to file a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy. Continue reading
Dec 03 More than 500K pot vapes seized in the past 2 years By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 4:11 Supreme Court hears arguments about now-repealed NYC gun law -- but is there a case? The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday about a now-repealed New York City law that limited where licensed gun owners could carry their weapons. It’s the Court’s first gun control case in nearly a decade, and thus highly anticipated. Marcia… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 6:45 Why millennials are moving away from large urban centers By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz For years, rural areas and small towns consistently lost some of their most talented young people, who moved to urban centers. But recent census data indicates that this “brain drain” phenomenon is subsiding as both millennials and more Americans of… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 7:38 'The Overstory' author Richard Powers answers your questions Richard Powers, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The Overstory,” and Jeff announces the December book selection. Continue watching
Dec 02 Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection By Associated Press Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was been admitted to a south Georgia hospital over the weekend for treatment of a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 02 Trump administration quietly releases delayed Lebanon military aid By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The money had languished in limbo at the Office of Management and Budget since September although it had already won congressional approval and had overwhelming support from the Pentagon, State Department and National Security Council. Continue reading
Dec 02 Chicago mayor fires city's top cop over 'ethical lapses' By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical lapses” that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep at the wheel of his car after having drinks. Continue reading
Dec 02 Schools close as eastern U.S. braces for 'long, difficult storm' By Associated Press The storm dumped one round of snow on parts of the region late Sunday and could drop 10 to 20 inches total by Tuesday morning from Pennsylvania to Maine, forecasters said. Continue reading