May 20 Watch 8:44 Some 'Dreamers' face painful reality of no country to call home The immigration policies of the Trump administration have dramatically changed life for young undocumented Mexicans who came to the U.S. as children. Under DACA, which President Obama implemented in 2012, they were protected from deportation. Now, many have been forced… Continue watching
May 20 Gov. Dewine orders probe of medical board handling of Ohio State abuse case By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Gov. Mike DeWine declared the late Ohio State University team doctor Richard Strauss a monster Monday as he ordered a review of the state medical board's handling of his case decades ago and called for lawmakers to lift the statute… Continue reading
May 20 Mother of Trayvon Martin announces run for local office The mother of the unarmed black teen who was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida in has formally announced her candidacy to run for local office. Continue reading
May 20 Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena of financial records. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. judge will consider whether to block new Mississippi abortion law By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they might be more than a few weeks along. Continue reading
May 20 DeVos used personal emails for work in 'limited' cases, federal investigators say By Collin Binkley, Associated Press An internal Education Department watchdog says Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used personal email accounts for government business and did not always save the messages properly. Continue reading
May 20 2020 candidate Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet wants to set aside about one-third of U.S. lands and ocean territory for conservation and reach net-zero U.S. emissions by midcentury. Continue reading
May 20 5th migrant child dies after being detained by Border Patrol By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December. Continue reading
May 20 Transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead in Texas By Associated Press Muhlaysia Booker was found dead in a street early Saturday. She was seen on a widely circulated video being beaten in front of a crowd of people in April. Continue reading
May 20 2020 Democratic candidates embrace a $15 minimum wage By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press From liberal firebrands to moderates, nearly the entire 2020 Democratic presidential field agrees that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled, to $15 an hour. Continue reading