Mar 01 WATCH: Donald Trump says ‘a Bill should emerge’ on gun control By Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Giving hope to Democrats, he said he favored a "comprehensive" approach to addressing violence such as February's shooting at a Florida high school, although he offered no details. Continue reading
Mar 01 Sherman Alexie apologizes amid allegations of sexual misconduct By Associated Press Allegations against Alexie have been vague, referring to unwanted advances and inappropriate remarks and to threats against fellow American Indians. They appear to have first appeared publicly in anonymous comments in a January School Library Journal post about sexual harassment… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 4:18 Trump, lawmakers seek common ground on gun control By PBS News Hour Students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday for their first classes since a Valentine's Day shooting, with many saying they would keep fighting for stricter gun control laws. Meanwhile, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 8:11 ‘Plague of inequality’ haunts U.S. 50 years after a landmark study on racial division By PBS News Hour This weeks marks the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission, a bipartisan assessment of race in America that revealed the nation to be both separate and unequal. A half century later, a new report takes stock of what we’ve begun… Continue watching
Feb 28 Gun injuries drop 20 percent nationwide during NRA conventions, study says. But why? By Laura Santhanam The study analyzed nearly 76 million private insurance claims filed nationwide for people under age 65 -- specifically, from emergency department visits during convention dates from 2007 to 2015, and the weeks surrounding them. Continue reading
Feb 28 Photos: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High reopens after shooting By Kelli Kennedy, Terry Spencer, Josh Replogle, Associated Press Students and teachers hugged and cried Wednesday as they returned under heavy police guard to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for the first time since a teenager with an assault rifle killed 17 people. Continue reading
Feb 28 Hope Hicks, White House communications director, resigns By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal aides, is resigning. Continue reading
Feb 28 Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead? By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017. Continue reading
Feb 28 MAGA hat, #MeToo pin? Supreme Court weighs Minnesota’s voter clothing law By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Most states have laws restricting what voters can wear to the polls, but Minnesota's is one of the broadest. Continue reading
Feb 28 Georgia teacher fires gun in classroom By Jeff Martin, Associated Press A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a locked classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and apparently fired a single shot from a handgun, authorities said. Continue reading