Jan 18 Former Chicago officer sentenced to more than 6 years for Laquan McDonald murder By Don Babwin, Michael Tarm, Associated Press Jason Van Dyke was sentenced for second-degree murder. The case stemmed from the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Continue reading
Jan 18 Many families and stores rely on SNAP benefits. The shutdown may pinch them both By Laura Santhanam Nationwide, 38 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the country’s largest safety net program, for food and nutrition, but future funding is uncertain amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:23 After racist taunts, youth hockey team rallies behind teammate By Amna Nawaz After 13-year-old Divyne Apollon II became the target of racist taunts by opponents, his teammates jumped to his defense. The camaraderie caught the eye of Washington Capitals’ players John Carlson and Devante Smith-Pelly, one of the NHL’s few black members,… Continue watching
Jan 18 How Americans are stepping up during the shutdown By Jamie Leventhal, Lorna Baldwin Four stories about people and organizations making a difference for their communities and furloughed workers. Continue reading
Jan 18 Why we may never know the true number of family separations By Joshua Barajas A watchdog's 24-page report said the exact number of children separated from their families by immigration authorities is “unknown.”… Continue reading
Jan 18 Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown By David Koenig, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press he travel and tourism industries generate about $1.6 trillion in U.S. economic activity — one-twelfth of the economy — and one in 20 jobs, according to the Commerce Department. Continue reading
Jan 18 Years after Flint water crisis began, no one is behind bars By Ed White, Associated Press Flint was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jan 18 Tesla says it will cut jobs to lower prices on its electric vehicles By Associated Press Tesla's cheapest model right now is the $44,000 Model 3, and it needs to broaden its customer base to survive. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 2:03 Why many stores can't accept food stamps during the shutdown While so far there have been no major lapses in benefits for the nearly 39 million people who depend on food stamps amid the partial government shutdown, 2,500 retailers around the country are unable to take any form of SNAP… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 5:09 Report: Number of families separated at the border unknown due to bad bookkeeping The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services paints the most detailed picture to date of the Trump administration's actions to separate immigrant families at the southern border. The report found that the government was separating children… Continue watching