Aug 15 What happens when migrant children are deported home By Joshua Barajas Central American migrant children face intensified violence and poverty when they're deported back to their home countries, according to a new UNICEF report released today. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:30 How lawyers summed up the Paul Manafort trial in closing arguments The trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was filled with detailed accounting records and a star witness whose credibility is in question. Prosecutors argue documents prove that Manafort willfully committed bank and tax fraud. The defense never called… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 9:01 ‘The Problem with Apu’ and the American immigrant stories that aren’t being told By Hari Sreenivasan Hari Kondabolu has been thinking about how he fits into America for some time. Growing up the son of Indian immigrants, he has experienced cultural exclusion and negative stereotypes, reflected most potently in the character of Apu from "The Simpsons."… Continue watching
Aug 15 How Catholic churches in Pennsylvania hid decades of abuse By Joshua Barajas, Courtney Norris, Patty Gorena Morales A nearly 900-page report last week includes dozens of testimonies provided by victims and reveals a pattern of systematic cover-ups by senior church officials. Continue reading
Aug 15 Hackers are preparing an ‘unlimited’ ATM cash heist. Here’s how to protect yourself By Gretchen Frazee The FBI is warning of an impending cyber scheme that could steal millions of dollars from ATMs around the world. Continue reading
Aug 15 Pennsylvania church helped former priest accused of sexual abuse get job at Disney World By Marc Levy, Associated Press A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they'd fielded at least one allegation about him… Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump to revoke security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan The White House is revoking the security clearance of former Obama administration CIA director John Brennan. Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Trump. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: U.S., Mexico announces new plans on cartels By Michael Tarm, Associated Press U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 15 Parkland students start the school year with tightened security By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building. Continue reading
Aug 14 Nebraska executes inmate using powerful opioid fentanyl By Grant Schulte, Associated Press Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection. Continue reading