May 01 White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press A summary of the request obtained by the AP says the White House wants $3.3 billion for humanitarian aid to increase shelter capacity for unaccompanied migrant children and the feeding and care of families. Continue reading
May 01 A rare conviction of an officer in Minneapolis shooting case sparks concerns about race and justice By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime, delivering a guilty verdict that… Continue reading
May 01 2 dead, motive unclear in North Carolina campus shooting By Tom Foreman Jr., Sarah Blake Morgan, Associated Press A student with a pistol and no immediately apparent motive killed two people and wounded four others at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte before campus police disarmed and arrested him, authorities said. The campus police chief said the suspect had… Continue reading
Apr 30 North Carolina campus shooting leaves at least 2 dead By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press A shooting on a North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state's largest city. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 8:36 What parents of dyslexic children are teaching schools about literacy By Lisa Stark, Education Week Fewer than 40 percent of fourth and eighth grade students nationwide are proficient readers. Now, led by parents of children with dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and spelling difficult, some states are trying to change how reading is… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 16:45 Amid rising attacks on places of worship, how religious leaders are responding The deadly California synagogue shooting is the latest in a series of attacks that raise profound questions about keeping sacred spaces safe. Judy Woodruff talks to the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati's Shakila Ahmad, Rabbi Devorah Marcus from Temple Emanu-El… Continue watching
Apr 30 Former Minneapolis officer convicted of murder in 911 caller death By Amy Forliti, Associated Press Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder as well as manslaughter in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. He wasn't convicted of the most serious charge of intentional second-degree… Continue reading
Apr 30 2 state ‘teachers of the year’ skip White House ceremony By Associated Press Jessica Dueñas of Kentucky told the Courier Journal that she feels like the Trump administration's support of school choice is "clearly attacking public education."… Continue reading
Apr 30 Virginia judge says Charlottesville’s Confederate statues are protected By Associated Press Judge Richard Moore's ruling came in a lawsuit filed against Charlottesville City Council members who voted in 2017 to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Continue reading
Apr 30 Trial begins for 2016 Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 By Paul Elias, Associated Press Derick Almena and Max Harris have been in jail since they were charged with involuntary manslaughter in June 2017, six months after people at an electronic music show struggled to escape the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. Continue reading