Jun 12 Southern Baptists endorse steps to combat sex abuse By Jay Reeves, David Crary, Associated Press Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's national meeting voted to make it easier to expel churches that mishandle abuse cases. Continue reading
Jun 12 North Carolina man charged with killing 3 Muslim students to enter plea By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press The man is charged with killing three much-admired Muslim university students more than four years ago. The victims' families said the man acted out of bigotry. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 6:42 News Wrap: House votes to let committees sue over subpoenas In our Tuesday news wrap, the House voted to let committees sue agencies and witnesses who defy subpoenas, such as Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn. Meanwhile, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden… Continue watching
Jun 11 Accused Mar-a-Lago intruder will be allowed to be her own attorney By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A Chinese woman charged with illegally entering President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort will be allowed to act as her own attorney, a judge ruled Tuesday after strenuously trying to talk her out of it. Continue reading
Jun 11 States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger By Tali Arbel, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The group of state attorneys general who filed the federal lawsuit said the promised benefits, such as better networks in rural areas and faster service overall, cannot be verified, while eliminating a major wireless company will immediately harm consumers. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Jon Stewart says Congress ‘should be ashamed’ over inaction on helping 9/11 first responders An angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais. Continue reading
Jun 11 U.S. submits extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Assange faces an 18-count indictment that accuses him of soliciting and publishing classified information and of conspiring with former Army private Chelsea Manning to crack a Defense Department computer password. Continue reading
Jun 11 Prosecutors crack down on clergy abuse as bishops gather for conference By Juliet Linderman, Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press For decades, leaders of the Roman Catholic Church were largely left to police their own. But now, as American bishops gather for a conference to confront the reignited sex-abuse crisis this week, they're facing the most scrutiny ever from secular… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Justice Department agrees to release some Mueller evidence In our Monday news wrap, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says the Justice Department has agreed to turn over some underlying evidence from the Mueller report. The move delays any House effort to hold Attorney General William Barr in criminal… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 9:32 Will U.S.-Mexico deal reduce immigration? A report from 2 borders President Trump announced Friday that he had struck a deal with Mexico both to stem the flow of immigrants from Mexico into the U.S. and to avoid levying tariffs on Mexican imports. Nick Schifrin talks to the NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz,… Continue watching