Mar 10 Watch 3:40 Tillerson often at odds with Trump over North Korea By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was away on a five-day tour of African nations. Josh Lederman of the Associated Press tells Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 10 Gun background check system riddled with flaws By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting. Continue reading
Mar 10 Sessions says U.S. prosecutors won’t take on small-time pot cases By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Federal law enforcement lacks the resources to take on "routine cases," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 10 The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites By William J. Kinsella, The Conversation During the Cold War, the U.S. built nuclear weapons at a network of secretive sites across the nation. Some are still heavily polluted and threaten public health today. Continue reading
Mar 10 Michigan seeks changes to abuse reporting law after Nassar By David Eggert, Associated Press The women who exposed sports doctor Larry Nassar as a serial sexual assaulter are proposing that college employees and youth sports coaches, trainers and volunteers in Michigan be required to report suspected child sexual abuse. Continue reading
Mar 09 North Carolina police officer charged with felony assault after August beating of black pedestrian By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The case against former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman became public only last week after a leaked body camera video showed Hickman subduing and punching the pedestrian, who was accused of jaywalking. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:56 Letter to Congress sheds light on misconduct allegations that led to U.S. Forest Service chief’s resignation By PBS News Hour The chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tony Tooke, stepped down this week following a NewsHour investigation into allegations of a culture of sexual misconduct and retaliation within that agency, as well as questions about his own behavior. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 09 Florida governor signs school safety bill that raises minimum rifle age, creates handgun program for school employees By Curt Anderson, Brendan Farrington, Gary Fineout, Associated Press Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a $400 million school safety bill in response to the tragedy that killed 17 people at a high school. It raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and creates a… Continue reading
Mar 09 ACLU files lawsuit claiming the U.S. broadly separates immigrant families seeking asylum By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not announced a formal policy to hold adult asylum seekers separately from their children. But administration officials have said they are considering separating parents and children to deter others from trying to enter… Continue reading
Mar 09 Martin Shkreli, pharmaceutical chief who increased price of lifesaving drug, sentenced to 7 years in prison By Tom Hays, Colleen Long, Associated Press Martin Shkreli, the self-promoting pharmaceutical executive notorious for trolling critics online, was convicted in a securities fraud case last year unconnected to the price increase dispute. Continue reading