Oct 29 Broken Justice By Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson, Erica R. Hendry In 1997, Ricky Kidd was sentenced to life without parole for a double homicide he says he didn’t commit. And he says his court-appointed lawyer is the reason. In the U.S. justice system, everyone has the right to an attorney,… Continue reading
Oct 29 Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California By Tom Krisher, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and 10 smaller automakers are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grown hemp By Associated Press Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agency will publish an interim final rule Thursday that formalizes the hemp program approved in the 2018 farm bill. Continue reading
Oct 29 NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously on Tuesday to clear the way for the amateur athletes to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness."… Continue reading
Oct 29 Chicago teachers strike for 9th straight day By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Chicago's mayor accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using "political" issues to hold up a contract agreement to end a strike… Continue reading
Oct 29 Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Alabama from enforcing the law, which would have called for a sentence of 10 years to life in prison for the abortion provider. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: Boeing CEO tells Congress mistakes were made on 737 Max jets By David Koenig, Associated Press "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong. We own that, and we are fixing them," Dennis Muilenburg said, according to comments prepared for delivery Tuesday to a Senate committee. Continue reading
Oct 29 Frustration with California utility rises as blackouts endure By Don Thompson, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. said its latest blackout will start early Tuesday and affect 605,000 customers. Continue reading
Oct 29 Kids are spending more time watching online videos, survey finds By Martha Irvine, Associated Press A survey from Common Sense Media found that 56% of 8- to 12-year-olds and 69% of 13- to 18-year-olds watch online videos every day. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:42 As wildfires burn, California residents express fear, anger toward PG&E By Stephanie Sy California is under a state of emergency, with multiple wildfires burning and threatening thousands of homes. Over two million customers experienced power outages throughout the weekend -- and may face more this week if dry, windy conditions persist. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching