Aug 19 De Blasio says justice served by firing officer in Eric Garner case By Associated Press The New York City mayor said Monday he hopes Commissioner James O'Neill's decision to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo "brings some small measure of closure" to the family of Eric Garner. Continue reading
Aug 19 California governor signs law to limit shootings by police By Don Thompson, Associated Press The measure will change California's existing lethal force standards to require that deadly force may only be used when necessary. Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. prisons chief removed after Epstein’s death By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The reassignment comes amid mounting evidence that guards at the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York abdicated their responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from killing himself. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner By Tom Hays, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Police Commissioner James O'Neill's announced at a midday news conference that he had fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, based on a recent recommendation of a department disciplinary judge. Continue reading
Aug 19 Work resumes on Notre Dame Cathedral after fears of lead contamination By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Cleanup teams swept, sprayed and vacuumed neighboring streets Monday to scrub away any lead left over from the April blaze that decimated Notre Dame's roof and toppled its spire. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 14:45 The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America By PBS NewsHour Four hundred years ago this month, the first enslaved people from Africa arrived in the Virginia colony. To observe the anniversary of American slavery, The New York Times Magazine launched The 1619 Project to reframe America’s history through the lens… Continue watching
Aug 18 Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or perhaps ever. Many are questioning the results even as officials insist the penalties are achieving their aims. Continue reading
Aug 18 Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation More than 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska this summer, and fires are also raging in northern Canada and Siberia. Continue reading
Aug 18 Trump dismisses fears of looming recession By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Trump is playing down fears of a looming recession after last week’s sharp drop in the financial markets. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 4:34 U.S.-Taliban deal may include Afghanistan troop withdrawal By PBS NewsHour The U.S and Taliban on Monday ended the latest negotiations for a peace deal that may include the withdrawal of American troops stationed in Afghanistan. While there has been no agreement yet, President Trump tweeted that the meeting between the… Continue watching