Jan 05 Immigrant acquitted of San Francisco killing is sentenced for gun charge By Paul Elias, Associated Press A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced to time served for illegal gun possession Friday. Continue reading
Jan 05 The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner By Christen A. Smith, The Conversation An anthropologist, who studies the impact of police violence on black communities, examines the ways that police violence kills black women slowly through trauma, pain and loss. Continue reading
Jan 05 Senators refer Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, for possible criminal charges By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 05 Analysis: Voting rights and search and seizure heat up January’s Supreme Court term By Marcia Coyle Justices will return to, among other things, an issue that continues to roil national politics: voting rights. Continue reading
Jan 05 Fight for the Virginia House continues with a court hearing By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The long-running fight for control of the Virginia House of Delegates isn't over. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 8:22 News Wrap: Winter storm blasts the East Coast By PBS News Hour A massive storm system pounded Eastern states with snow and strong winds on Thursday. Also: the Justice Department has rescinded an Obama-era policy on marijuana, which could mean more aggressive enforcement of a federal law banning all marijuana sales. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 23:16 Joe Biden condemns Trump’s handling of North Korea, hasn’t ruled out 2020 By PBS News Hour In a wide-ranging interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, former Vice President Joe Biden said he believes the U.S. is closer than ever to nuclear war, adding President Trump "undermines" the office of the president. He also talks about his… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:56 How Trump could vastly expand offshore drilling By PBS News Hour In a newly released five-year plan, the Trump administration has proposed opening up vast new areas to oil and gas exploration, including federal waters off the California coast and off the East Coast, from Georgia to Maine. Amy Harder, who… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:59 Is your computer safe from hackers? By Hari Sreenivasan This week, Google announced the discovery of three design flaws in processors of computers, tablets and smartphones that could let hackers access data. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike, tells Hari Sreenivasan about the vulnerabilities and what’s being done to address… Continue watching
Jan 04 Why private waste management is one of the nation’s most hazardous jobs By Kiera Feldman, The Investigative Fund From the collection out on garbage trucks, to the processing at transfer stations and recycling centers, to the dumping at landfills, the waste industry averages about one worker fatality a week. Nationally, in 2016, 82 percent of waste-worker deaths occurred… Continue reading