Mar 19 White officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose By Associated Press A white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black 17-year-old last year goes on trial starting Tuesday in a case that could put him behind bars for life. Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection By Jeff Amy, Mark Sherman, Associated Press This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether Curtis Flowers' conviction and death sentence in a sixth trial should stand or be overturned for a familiar reason: because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 1:57 Flooding devastates parts of the Midwest after huge winter storm Parts of the Midwest are reeling from major flooding this week due to a massive late-winter storm. Across Iowa and Nebraska, thousands of people had to be evacuated, roads and other infrastructure were destroyed and buildings were submerged by rising… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:05 This aviation expert says Boeing made 'disastrously bad decision' on training for 737 MAX The recent Ethiopian Airlines crash led to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX planes across much of the globe. But as new details emerge about the cause of the model’s second crash within five months, questions are being raised about… Continue watching
Mar 18 How to help those affected by the Midwest flooding By Maea Lenei Buhre, Zoe Rohrich As river levels begin to top off and slowly recede in some places, here are some ways you can help these families and communities. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 8:29 Shunned by country radio, female artists in Nashville are looking to break through By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson The proportion of female voices on country radio has been dropping in recent years, amid “long-held beliefs” that male singers drive larger audiences and greater ad revenue. But not everyone in Nashville buys into that theory. Jeffrey Brown reports on… Continue watching
Mar 18 Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law By Associated Press A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas statute that had required people to provide documents proving their U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote. Continue reading
Mar 18 More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream By Jim Salter, Associated Press Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have… Continue reading
Mar 17 AP fact check: O'Rourke on climate, Trump on 'no collusion' By Calvin Woodward, Seth Borenstein, Hope Yen, Associated Press Judge Amy Berman Jackson, while sentencing Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, reminded her courtroom — and indirectly the president — that Manafort’s trial was unrelated to questions of collusion with Russia. “Court is one of those places where facts… Continue reading
Mar 16 Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at… Continue reading