Apr 27 Arizona, Colorado teachers strike for second day, say offers of funding and pay not enough By Melissa Daniels, Associated Press Educators in both states want more classroom resources and have received offers either for increased school funding or pay, but they say the money isn’t guaranteed and the efforts don’t go far enough. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 10:39 What the Bill Cosby verdict means in the #MeToo era By PBS News Hour Bill Cosby was found guilty of charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004 at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. The jury's decision caps the comedian's spectacular downfall, who at age 80 faces the possibility of being sent… Continue watching
Apr 26 Federal officials lose track of nearly 1,500 migrant children By Garance Burke, Associated Press Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country. Continue reading
Apr 26 Mattis calls on Defense Department to do more on sexual assault in the military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a memo released Thursday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that officers and commanders must act as substitute parents for their young troops, charging leaders to "use their authority and force of personality to prevent and eliminate sexual assault from… Continue reading
Apr 26 Parents sue North Korea over death of U.S. detainee Otto Warmbier By Associated Press The lawsuit seeks compensation for the death of Otto Warmbier, who was arrested by North Korean authorities in January 2016 for stealing a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He died in June 2017, days after he… Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Cosby's conviction is a long time coming, lawyer says By Associated Press District Attorney Kevin Steele praised Andrea Constand as the "first courageous person" to go public with her allegations that Cosby drugged and molested her. Continue reading
Apr 26 At least 11 hurt in Wisconsin refinery explosion By Associated Press A tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at a large refinery in Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring several people and causing a blast that one worker described as sounding like a sonic boom. Continue reading
Apr 26 Bill Cosby found guilty on all three counts in sexual assault retrial By Michael R. Sisak, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Continue reading
Apr 26 Maine sheriff tells suspect to 'turn yourself in' after deputy killing By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press A Maine county sheriff on Thursday urged a man sought in the killing of a deputy to turn himself in and told a community to stay vigilant during a manhunt in what is believed to be the first killing of… Continue reading
Apr 26 Boston changes Fenway Park's 'Yawkey Way,' citing former owner's racist past By Associated Press The city's Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved a proposal by current Red Sox ownership to call the stretch of roadway Jersey Street, which it was originally called before being changed in 1977 to honor Tom Yawkey a year after he… Continue reading