Aug 22 How detention causes long-term harm to children By Laura Santhanam For young children who do not have a sense of time, staying in detention facilities feels like it will last forever. Continue reading
Aug 22 Harvey Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks testimony from accuser By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press The disgraced movie mogul is set to be arraigned Monday on the revised charges, which Weinstein's lawyers called an unfair ploy to smear him during his upcoming trial with allegations too old to be prosecuted under New York law. Continue reading
Aug 22 Cyberattacks on Texas cities put other governments on guard By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Government agencies that fail to keep reliable backups of their data could be forced to choose between paying ransoms or spending even more to rebuild lost systems. Officials are increasingly turning to cybersecurity insurance to help curb the growing threat. Continue reading
Aug 22 How background checks and 'red flag' gun laws work By Magan Crane Polls show Americans overwhelmingly support background checks for gun purchases and “red flag” laws that take guns away from people deemed at risk of harming themselves or others. But what are authorities actually checking? And which “red flags” can cost… Continue reading
Aug 22 What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debate By Gretchen Frazee The Trump administration could soon start to publicize the economic cost of listing a species as threatened or endangered, under new rules finalized this month. Continue reading
Aug 22 Walmart to reopen El Paso store after mass shooting By Cedar Attanasio, Jill Bleed, Associated Press The renovated store will include an on-site memorial honoring the victims of the shooting. Continue reading
Aug 22 Where Eric Garner died, changes in NYPD policing win little applause By Verena Dobnik, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press In the years since Eric Garner's death, use-of-force complaints against the NYPD have fallen sharply, but residents say officers are finding new low-level targets. Continue reading
Aug 22 Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting government program By Lindsay Whitehurst, David Crary, Associated Press About 4 million women are served nationwide by the Title X program, which makes up a much bigger portion of Planned Parenthood's patients than abortion. Continue reading
Aug 22 Nonprofit drug maker produces TB antibiotic after private companies wouldn't By Zoe Rohrich The new antibiotic, called pretomanid and developed by the nonprofit TB Alliance, achieved a 90 percent success rate among patients with drug-resistant TB. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 10:43 What Trump's new immigration rules mean for the detention of migrant children The Trump administration is proposing major changes to rules about how long migrant families can be held in government custody, arguing that the move will yield more humane conditions in detention facilities. But critics fear the regulations will have the… Continue watching