Apr 01 Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office didn't reach any conclusions about responsibility for Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death. Continue reading
Apr 01 New DNA testing links 1974 unsolved death of Utah teen to serial killer Ted Bundy, sheriff says By Hannah Schoenbaum, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Investigators long suspected that Bundy was responsible — police said he verbally acknowledged his culpability leading up to his execution — but the case remained open until they could be sure. Continue reading
Apr 01 What is Good Friday? Here's what to know By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. Continue reading
Apr 01 DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases as all Noem-era contracts are reviewed By Rebecca Santana, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Kristi Noem's tenure but also central to President Trump's mass deportation agenda. Continue reading
Apr 01 Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after Florida car crash and arrest By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Tiger Woods said Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment, four days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 8:18 How the spike in gas prices could ripple through the global economy By William Brangham, Sonia Kopelev, Maea Lenei Buhre The steep rise in gas prices amid the Iran war is the second-largest spike in three decades, and it's hitting Americans' wallets. We hear from people scrambling to fill their tanks and William Brangham discusses how bad a shock this… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:16 News Wrap: Judge orders halt to Trump's White House ballroom construction In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to stop construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project until Congress reviews the project, top European diplomats visited Ukraine to mark four years since Russia's… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:05 Supreme Court sides with therapist challenging Colorado ban on conversion therapy By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz A Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth hit a potentially far-reaching roadblock at the Supreme Court. In an 8-1 decision, the justices sided with a Christian counselor who argued that the law violated her First Amendment rights. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:37 Communities rebrand César Chavez Day as abuse allegations taint his legacy By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas Just two weeks ago, cities across the country were finalizing plans for celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day. Then an investigative report from The New York Times revealed allegations that Chavez sexually abused women and girls for years. Now, many cities… Continue watching
Mar 31 Judge orders UPenn to turn over records of Jewish employees in federal discrimination probe By Mark Scolforo, Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any… Continue reading