Jun 01 Idaho man sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in doomsday plot By Associated Press Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho. The sentence was handed down Saturday after an Idaho jury unanimously agreed that imposing the death penalty would be a just… Continue reading
May 31 When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind By Gabrielle Hays Advocates call missing persons cases a “silent epidemic” in the United States, and one that affects Black and Indigenous women at disproportionate rates. In Missouri, the mothers of missing children want their stories told. Continue reading
May 31 WATCH: Trump found guilty in hush money trial. What happens now? By William Brangham, Deema Zein Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted on criminal charges. Continue reading
May 31 2023 set a record for U.S. heat deaths. Why 2024 could be even deadlier By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Anita Snow, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records. Continue reading
May 31 After catastrophic floods, Vermont becomes first state to enact law requiring oil companies to pay for damage from climate change By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather… Continue reading
May 31 Challenge to Texas abortion law over medical exceptions rejected by state Supreme Court By Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications… Continue reading
May 31 Police swarm Israel-Hamas war protesters blocking entrance to campus at UC Santa Cruz By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Police in riot gear have surrounded protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Video from Friday shows pushing and shoving between the crowd and officers detaining some people… Continue reading
May 30 Watch 5:38 Housing shortage, soaring costs a major concern for voters this election year, polls show By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The cost of housing is a top financial concern for voters this election year, second only behind inflation, according to a Gallup poll this month. It comes as home prices in the U.S. jumped 6.5 percent in March compared to… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 6:16 Nobel-winner Maria Ressa on how the future of journalism and democracy are linked By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas Amid a rise of authoritarians and crackdowns on press freedom worldwide, the future of news and democracy are inextricably linked. Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa has spent nearly 40 years on the frontlines of the battle for press freedom in… Continue watching
May 30 WATCH: Trump says he’s a ‘very innocent man’ after guilty verdict in hush money trial By Hannah Grabenstein The unprecedented verdict made Trump the first president in U.S. history to be convicted on criminal charges. Continue reading