Mar 07 Tony Tooke, head of U.S. Forest Service, stepping down amid sexual misconduct allegations By Elizabeth Flock, Erica R. Hendry The news comes days after a PBS NewsHour investigation revealed a widespread culture of sexual harassment and assault within the agency, and retaliation against those who reported it. Continue reading
Mar 07 Florida school shooting suspect indicted on 17 counts of first-degree murder By Associated Press A grand jury in Fort Lauderdale returned the indictment Wednesday against the 19-year-old Cruz for the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and 16 were wounded. Continue reading
Mar 07 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House By Michael Rios, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now… Continue reading
Mar 07 West Virginia teachers return to the classroom after historic strike By John Raby, Associated Press Schools across West Virginia reopened Wednesday as families got back into their daily routines following a nine-day teacher strike. Continue reading
Mar 07 Failed VA leadership put patients at risk, watchdog report says By Hope Yen, Associated Press current Secretary David Shulkin took no action to fix longstanding problems of dirty syringes and equipment shortages that put patients at risk at a major veterans hospital, according to an investigation released Wednesday that finds "failed leadership" and "climate of… Continue reading
Mar 07 Democrats, women candidates score big in Texas primaries By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Women running for Congress surged to big wins and Democrats smashed recent turnout levels in Texas' first-in-the-nation 2018 primary elections, giving Republicans a potential glimpse of what's ahead in the first midterms under President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:30 States are seeing startling increases in opioid overdoses By PBS News Hour The opioids crisis appears to be deepening across the country. That’s according to a stark new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found that emergency room visits for suspected overdoses rose by an average of 30… Continue watching
Mar 06 Baltimore students march on City Hall to protest gun violence By Associated Press Students from multiple high schools walked out of class Tuesday, chanting "Grades up! Guns down!" during a 5-mile march to the plaza outside City Hall. Continue reading
Mar 06 West Virginia leaders reach deal to end 9-day teachers strike By John Raby, Associated Press Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia's Republican leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to end the state's nine-day teachers' walkout by giving 5 percent raises to not just teachers, but all state workers. Continue reading
Mar 06 Opinion: 1.3 million students are homeless. Here’s how we can help them By John Bridgeland and Tricia Raikes, Raikes Foundation Our homeless students hold as much promise, and are as much a part of this country’s future, as every other student. And while that’s easy to say, the reality is we haven’t taken the steps to ensure homeless students get… Continue reading