Jun 06 U.S. opens new mass shelter in Texas for migrant children By Garance Burke, Associated Press The federal government is opening a new mass facility to hold migrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds more youths on three military bases around the country, adding a total of 3,000 new beds to the already overtaxed system. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 3:06 Why children struggling with mental health say stigma can be deadly By Milwaukee PBS A new documentary produced by our colleagues at Milwaukee PBS in collaboration with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel follows four young people from Wisconsin who are navigating mental health challenges. They’ve endured assault, bullying, incarceration and discrimination, and in some cases… Continue watching
Jun 06 Homeland Security watchdog slams conditions at ICE detention facilities By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog says rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees' rights. Continue reading
Jun 06 R. Kelly pleads not guilty to additional sex charges By Sophia Tareen, Michael Tarm, Associated Press Among the 11 new counts are four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, which carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Continue reading
Jun 06 Leaders of white supremacist prison gang charged in killings By Don Thompson, Associated Press A total of 16 Aryan Brotherhood members and associates are accused of running the criminal enterprise using contraband cellphones, encrypted chats, text messages, multimedia messages and email. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 'Kids In Crisis: You're Not Alone' from Milwaukee PBS The documentary follows four young people from Wisconsin navigating mental health challenges. They’ve endured assault, bullying, incarceration, and discrimination. Some thought about suicide. But through the pain, they found support from family, friends, and strangers. Continue reading
Jun 06 West Point Cadet killed in vehicle training rollover By Michael Hill, Ted Shafrey, Associated Press A vehicle loaded with West Point cadets on summer training overturned in rough, wooded terrain Thursday, killing one cadet and injuring several others, according to the U.S. Military Academy. Continue reading
Jun 06 NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar By Associated Press Commissioner James O'Neill said Thursday that "the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong" at the gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges By John Seewer, Associated Press The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 7:30 Why Bennet thinks Biden isn't Democrats' candidate of the future By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman Colorado’s Sen. Michael Bennet is one of 23 candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and the author of a recent book on restoring America’s “broken” politics. Bennet sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss why doesn’t think… Continue watching