Aug 01 Like her players, outgoing U.S. women’s soccer coach has faced unequal pay By Gretchen Frazee Jill Ellis has been paid substantially less than her male counterparts, shining a light on the inequality coaches of women's sports routinely experience. Continue reading
Aug 01 ‘Why did you leave me?’ In new testimonies, migrants describe the ‘torment’ of child separation By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Rebecca Oh After nearly two and a half weeks, one father was able to speak with his 6-year-old daughter. When she got on the phone, she began to cry and asked her dad, “Why did you leave me?”… Continue reading
Aug 01 Gun safety groups to host presidential forum By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Two prominent gun safety organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. Continue reading
Aug 01 Alleged Capital One hacker barely bothered to hide By Gene Johnson, Frank Bajak, Associated Press The 33-year-old former Amazon software engineer accused of hacking Capital One made little attempt to hide her attack. In fact, she effectively publicized it. Continue reading
Aug 01 Puerto Rico tries to pick new governor amid crisis By Danica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico's governing party was in full-blown crisis Thursday as the nominee to succeed departing Gov. Ricardo Rosselló headed to a disputed and uncertain confirmation vote in the U.S. territory's legislature. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Senators clash with FAA officials over Boeing Max oversight By Tom Krishner, Associated Press Members of a Senate subcommittee clashed with Federal Aviation Administration officials Wednesday, contending the agency was too deferential to Boeing in approving the 737 Max airliner. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: HUD leader Ben Carson compares Baltimore to cancer patient By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke Wednesday in the wake of tweets from Trump describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 3:17 What Broadway legend Harold Prince meant to American theater By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport Broadway director and producer Harold Prince died Wednesday at age 91. Prince won an astonishing, record-breaking 21 Tony Awards with shows that became household names -- and whose popularity still endures decades later. Judy Woodruff reports on a theater legend… Continue watching
Jul 31 Organizers cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festival By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press The three-day festival was originally scheduled for Aug. 16-18, but holdups included permit denials and the loss of a financial partner and a production company. Continue reading
Jul 31 Private prison company sued in death of 1 year old migrant child By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Lawyers for Yazmin Juárez are demanding $40 million from CoreCivic in the complaint filed in federal court in San Antonio. It's the third legal claim they have filed related to the death of Yazmin's daughter, Mariee, in May last year. Continue reading