May 25 Emails show collaboration among EPA and climate-change deniers By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming. Continue reading
May 25 No indictment, one apology and one settlement for three police misconduct cases this week By Joshua Barajas, Kennedy Huff There were developments for three prominent cases of police misconduct this week. Here’s a rundown of what happened, and what’s next for the families and officers involved. Continue reading
May 25 Student says science teacher tackled Indiana school shooter By Rick Callahan, Associated Press "Our science teacher immediately ran at him, swatted a gun out of his hand and tackled him to the ground. If it weren't for him, more of us would have been injured for sure."… Continue reading
May 25 Meet Alberto, the first named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season By Associated Press A storm moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea is threatening to bring heavy rainfall, mudslides, and flash floods to parts of Mexico, Cuba, Florida and the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend. Continue reading
May 25 2 hurt in Indiana middle school shooting; suspect in custody By Associated Press Someone opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, injuring an adult and a child before being taken into custody, authorities said. Continue reading
May 25 Civilians kill gunman after 3 shot at Oklahoma restaurant By Sean Murphy, Ken Miller, Associated Press Three people were shot and wounded at an Oklahoma City restaurant and one person was injured while fleeing before the gunman was shot dead by two armed citizens, police said Friday. Continue reading
May 25 Trump says North Korea ‘very much’ wants summit By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday warmly welcomed North Korea's promising response to his abrupt withdrawal from the potentially historic Singapore summit and said "we're talking to them now" about putting it back on track. Continue reading
May 25 Hearing for accused Parkland shooter rescheduled By Associated Press A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz that had been scheduled Friday in Fort Lauderdale will now take place June 21. Continue reading
May 25 Harvey Weinstein arrested on rape, criminal sex act charges By Colleen Long, Associated Press Seven months after the allegations destroyed his career and set off a national reckoning known as the #MeToo movement, Weinstein left a Manhattan police station in handcuffs, with a strained smile, to head to court for arraignment. Continue reading
May 24 Ken Burns on heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and the legacy of racism By Murrey Jacobson After President Donald Trump granted a posthumous pardon to boxer Jack Johnson on Thursday, we spoke with filmmaker Ken Burns, who chronicled Johnson’s persona, his struggles and the race relations of his era in the documentary “Unforgivable Blackness:… Continue reading