Mar 08 Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify about Wikileaks By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press A U.S. district judge ordered Manning to be jailed for contempt of court on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Women’s national soccer team players sue for equal pay By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press The players allege they have been subject to ongoing "institutionalized gender discrimination," including unequal pay, despite having the same job responsibilities as players on the men's national team. Continue reading
Mar 08 Trump tours tornado damage in Alabama By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump toured rural Lee County in eastern Alabama, where 23 people died Sunday in an E4 tornado that carved a path of destruction nearly a mile wide. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 3:54 Spike in horse fatalities at Santa Anita Park casts shadow over racing industry Santa Anita Park is one of the country’s most famous and storied horse racing venues, and this weekend it was due to host a major prep contest for May’s Kentucky Derby. But a spike in deaths among horses training there… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:38 Why changing juvenile corrections is critical to American criminal justice By Steve Goldbloom Prison reform is a major topic within the national political conversation. For many incarcerated people, the path to jail begins in the teen years; at any given time, roughly 50,000 young people are held in juvenile prisons. Johnnie McDaniels, former… Continue watching
Mar 07 Fired Florida police officer found guilty of killing Corey Jones By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Nouman Raja faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the death of Corey Jones. Continue reading
Mar 07 Oldest-ever U.S. representative Ralph Hall dies at age 95 By Will Weissert, Associated Press Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall was known in Congress for promoting NASA and energy production. Continue reading
Mar 07 Pinched by Trump’s tariffs, farmers signal their patience is limited By Kevin Freking, Associated Press For now, President Trump is walking a political tightrope: Going to bat for steel and aluminum makers has endeared him to many voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, where steel production is a matter of economic pride and legacy, but it… Continue reading
Mar 07 Government kept tabs on journalists, ‘instigators’ By Associated Press The U.S. government kept a database on journalists, activists, organizers and "instigators" during an investigation into last year's migrant caravan from Mexico, infuriating civil liberties and media groups. Continue reading
Mar 07 Guidelines ask agents to target Spanish speakers at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Border agents have been told to explicitly target Spanish speakers and migrants from Latin America in carrying out a Trump administration program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico, according to memos obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading