Oct 30 Watch 9:02 For many in El Salvador, life hangs in the balance, amid fears of brutal gangs By Danny Gold Extraordinary violence is among the factors pushing Central Americans north toward the U.S. In El Salvador, rival gangs like MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang kill thousands per year, despite a harsh crackdown by law enforcement. Special correspondent Danny Gold… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 4:29 Notorious crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger dies in W. Va. prison Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has died, one day after being transferred to a West Virginia federal prison. A notorious lifelong criminal who ran gambling and drug rackets for decades, he fled Boston in 1994 but was eventually caught. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 7:06 Where support for college students is ‘high-tech, high-touch’ By Hari Sreenivasan, Merrill Schwerin Florida is one of 35 states that tie college funding to graduation rates. But a new study,“The Pell Divide,” finds a difference in graduation rates between students who receive funding assistance from Pell Grants and those who don’t. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Oct 30 Billions in Pell Grants go to students who aren’t graduating, new data shows By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Taxpayers have spent more than $325 billion in the last decade on Pell Grants meant to help low-income students graduate, but only half of Pell recipients at four-year universities and colleges graduated within six years, new data show. It’s the… Continue reading
Oct 30 James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, 89, found dead in prison By Denise Lavoie, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men was slain in federal prison. Continue reading
Oct 30 Growing up, college wasn’t part of his world. Did he beat the odds? By Emily Hanford, APM Reports Most students who start at community college don't graduate. Though Mario had overcome a lot in life just to enroll in college, the odds were against his earning a degree. Continue reading
Oct 30 ‘I saw a synagogue turned into a killing zone’: Hospital president mourns Pittsburgh shooting By John Yang "Yes we are safe, but no we are not OK," hospital president Jeffrey Cohen wrote in a letter to his staff, who treated victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, as well as the shooter. Continue reading
Oct 30 Pipe-bomb suspect had hit list of targets, official says By Curt Anderson, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of President Donald Trump kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets, an official told The Associated Press on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:53 Pittsburgh honors synagogue victims through memorials and song By John Yang, Jaywon Choe, Rhana Natour The man accused of killing 11 people over the weekend at a Pittsburgh synagogue had his first appearance in court. And as funerals for the victims are set to begin, President Trump blames the media for U.S. anger. John Yang… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 6:54 News Wrap: Bomb suspect faces judge as another suspicious package is intercepted In our news wrap Monday, federal prosecutors asked a Miami judge to deny bail for Cesar Sayoc, the man who allegedly sent bombs to top Democrats and critics of President Trump. The FBI said a new package sent to CNN… Continue watching