Apr 25 Judge gives Trump administration 6 months to identify children split at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Thursday in San Diego that it was important to set a deadline for finding potentially thousands of children who were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 25, 2018. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:29 New investigation reveals widespread police misconduct never publicly revealed Although the conviction of a Florida police officer for killing an African American motorist is currently making headlines, a wide-ranging investigation into police misconduct finds that most incidents are never publicly revealed. Amna Nawaz talks to the Cincinnati Enquirer's James… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 9:39 In Louisiana, are billions of dollars in corporate tax exemptions paying off? By Paul Solman Louisiana’s abundant natural resources represent enormous wealth, yet the state consistently ranks at or near the bottom nationally for many quality-of-life indicators. Like other states, Louisiana grants tax exemptions to businesses it wants to attract, but some are questioning whether… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 3:14 Gloria Steinem on keeping the women’s movement ‘revolutionary’ Gloria Steinem is a writer, author, activist and feminist icon who travels widely to raise awareness for the gender equity causes she helped pioneer. At age 85, Steinem says she has no intention of passing on her torch but instead… Continue watching
Apr 25 WATCH: Ex-officer sentenced to 25 years in black motorist’s killing Nouman Raja was the first Florida officer in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for an on-duty killing — and one of a few nationwide. Continue reading
Apr 25 FBI, IRS agents search Baltimore mayor’s homes, City Hall By David McFadden, Associated Press FBI and IRS agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore's embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children's books to disguise government kickbacks. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 8:42 After Mueller revelations, how to protect election integrity in 2020 Although the Mueller report concluded Russia intervened in the 2016 election in a “sweeping and systematic fashion," the Trump administration has at times downplayed the interference, as well as 2020 election security. Judy Woodruff asks former Homeland Security official Juliette… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 5:42 Facing Myanmar’s brutal persecution, Rohingya refugees still can’t return home The Rohingya people of Myanmar have long been persecuted by their government, primarily for their Muslim faith amid a Buddhist majority. A million of them have fled the violence to camps in neighboring Bangladesh, which is tiring of their presence. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 6:14 How federal case against drug distributor could change opioid fight Amid the ongoing opioid epidemic, drug manufacturers, doctors and pharmacists have all come under fire. But it's a drug distributor, a company called RDC, at the center of a new federal criminal case that equates its business operations with illegal… Continue watching
Apr 24 NRA beset by infighting ahead of its annual convention By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press NRA insiders and longtime observers describe an organization at war with itself over a central question: Has it strayed too far from its original mission of gun safety and outdoor shooting sports and become too political?… Continue reading