Jul 23 5 important stories that need your attention By Joshua Barajas, Harry Zahn, Dan Cooney U.S. wildfires are getting larger, how police mishandled sexual assault cases in Minnesota and other stories you might have missed. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 2:40 Finding my way without role models gave me room to be When Terese Mailhot's book became a bestseller, a reader contemplated whether she was a good role model for indigenous people. But Mailhot says, “I hope that if people look up to me they understand that sometimes a role model’s job… Continue watching
Jul 23 Judge postpones trial for former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort By Chad Day, Associated Press U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III pushed the trial back until July 31 to give Manafort's lawyers more time to review thousands of pages of data and documents turned over by special counsel Robert Mueller's office in the last several… Continue reading
Jul 23 The story about drinking while pregnant that got our newsroom talking By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Dr. Amber Robins Many children with FASD go through multiple misdiagnoses and many don’t ever get diagnosed. Continue reading
Jul 23 NY Daily News slashes newsroom staffing in half By Associated Press In an email sent to staff Monday, tronc Inc. said staff at the Daily News will focus on breaking news involving "crime, civil justice and public responsibility."… Continue reading
Jul 23 Coast Guard to raise duck boat that sank in storm, killing 17 By Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled Monday to begin the retrieval of a duck boat that sank while carrying tourists on a southern Missouri lake during powerful winds, killing 17 people. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:29 While in ICE custody, thousands of migrants reported sexual abuse By PBS News Hour As migrant children wait in U.S. immigration detention centers to reunite with their families, public records reveal that in the past decade, thousands of people have reported sexual abuse while in a similar type of immigration custody. Emily Kassie, an… Continue watching
Jul 22 In Arizona, liberals debate forgiving candidate's moderation By Thomas Beaumont, Melissa Daniels, Associated Press Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Green Party activist, is attempting to become the first member of her party to represent Arizona in the Senate in 30 years. Continue reading
Jul 22 In a move to empower victims of sexual harassment, Vermont law takes aim at common legal practice By Molly Enking Vermont is the first state to outlaw "do not darken my door" clauses, which bar employees who settle discrimination cases from ever working for their employer again. Continue reading
Jul 22 Lawmakers reject Trump claim that records confirm misconduct By Associated Press Lawmakers said Sunday that despite President Donald Trump's claim otherwise, newly released documents relating to the wiretapping of onetime campaign adviser Carter Page do not show wrongdoing. Continue reading