Feb 18 Measuring up U.S. infrastructure against other countries By Hiba Baroud, The Conversation This year’s report urged the government and private sector to increase spending by US$2 trillion within the next 10 years, in order to improve not only the physical infrastructure, but the country’s economy overall. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:13 Trump maintains 'no collusion' after Russian indictments By PBS News Hour On Friday, the Justice Department indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies, accusing them of meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Russia's foreign minister has called the charges “blather” as President Donald Trump maintains there was “no collusion.” Kimberly Marten,… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 10:45 In Baltimore, more employers hiring formerly incarcerated people By PBS News Hour Running out of a church basement in East Baltimore, the nonprofit Turnaround Tuesday has a high success rate of finding jobs for formerly incarcerated people. Its organizers focus on two main tasks: showing people that their past experiences provide unique… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 3:25 Fate of bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform uncertain By PBS News Hour A rare bipartisan agreement on a bill, which reduces mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, turned into a heated exchange after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his opposition to the bill. The bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate… Continue watching
Feb 17 At Fort Lauderdale rally against gun violence, impassioned calls for change and anger at politicians By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar A loud, angry and clear call for change came from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday as survivors of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with local leaders and community members, spoke to a rally of several hundred people. Continue reading
Feb 17 Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal and his support for a Chilean bishop accused by victims of witnessing and ignoring their… Continue reading
Feb 17 Indictment says social media firms got played by Russian agents By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists and it's not clear if the companies have taken sufficient action to prevent something similar from happening again. Continue reading
Feb 17 What a bullet does to a human body By Jenny Marder, Laura Santhanam When bullets enter a human body, they don’t just pierce tissue, they shatter bones and dislocate limbs. Continue reading
Feb 17 Anger bubbles over at funerals for Florida shooting victims By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the widespread availability of guns and senselessness of the shooting. Continue reading
Feb 16 Trump visits Florida hospital after school shooting By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump is expected to meet with officials from the Broward County Sheriff's Office later Friday. Continue reading