Aug 28 Texas jury finds ex-officer guilty in death of Jordan Edwards By Joshua Barajas After about 15 hours of deliberation, a Dallas County jury found a former police officer guilty in the 2017 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. Continue reading
Aug 28 Hurricane’s death toll in Puerto Rico put at nearly 3,000 By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The new estimate of nearly 3,000 dead in the six months after Maria devastated the island in September 2017 and knocked out the entire electrical grid was made by researchers with the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George… Continue reading
Aug 28 Judge delays opening statements in upcoming Manafort trial By Chad Day, Associated Press The ruling came after Paul Manafort’s attorneys argued that they needed more time to sort through the more than 1,600 pieces of evidence that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team intends to introduce at trial. Continue reading
Aug 28 There’s a new global ranking of gun deaths. Here’s where the U.S. stands By Laura Santhanam Half of all gun-related deaths in 2016 occurred in six nations -- Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Guatemala. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: U.S., Mexico reach tentative agreement on new trade deal In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. and Mexico reached tentative agreement on a trade deal to replace NAFTA. Next, the administration will negotiate with Canada, whose foreign ministry said it’s “encouraged” by the progress to date. Meanwhile, Iran argued… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:19 Pope Francis faces accusation of ignoring sexual abuse Another accusation has emerged in the Catholic Church's ongoing sexual abuse scandal. A former senior Vatican diplomat to the U.S., Carlo Maria Vigano claims that Pope Francis knew about, and ignored, allegations of wrongdoing by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, previously archbishop… Continue watching
Aug 27 Plans for making untraceable 3D guns can’t be posted online, court says By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns, agreeing with 19 states and the District of Columbia that such access to the plastic guns… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 19:14 Despite losses, McCain’s spirit was ‘never broken,’ says former defense secretary By Judy Woodruff, John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Rachel Wellford, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman Judy Woodruff looks back on the prolific and storied career of Sen. John McCain, from his military heroism to two disappointing presidential campaigns to a reputation as a party maverick. Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen was a close friend… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:58 What McCain’s death means for the Arizona senate race The loss of Sen. John McCain, a six-term Arizona Republican, sparked national mourning this weekend for a man considered an American military and political hero. But McCain’s passing also changes the landscape of a heated campaign in his adopted home… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:00 Why Neil Simon was ‘the perfect troubadour’ for middle-class America For decades, Neil Simon was one of the country’s most prolific and commercially successful playwrights. Whether delivering humor or drama, Simon possessed a rare understanding of the frictions his audience experienced in their most intimate relationships. Jeffrey Brown looks back… Continue watching