Jul 19 Mitsubishi apologizes for using American POWs as laborers in WWII By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Senior executives from Mitsubishi Materials held a press conference at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles on Sunday to formally apologize for using American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II. Continue reading
Jul 19 Consumer drones interfere with CA firefighting efforts By Kenzi Abou-Sabe In the past month alone, drones have gotten in the way of firefighters in San Bernadino County, the Plumas National Forest and, most recently, a busy highway that connects Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Continue reading
Jul 19 Higher-than-expected Medicaid enrollment numbers prompt state budget worries By Daniel Costa-Roberts A dozen states that chose to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have seen their enrollment numbers far outpace projections, raising budget concerns as the federal government gets set to reduce its funding for the expansions… Continue reading
Jul 19 Family of Chattanooga gunman says son suffered from depression By Rialda Zukic The family of Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, who is accused of opening fire at two military facilities on Thursday and shooting five people in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has released a statement expressing condolences for the victims and their families. Continue reading
Jul 19 In deposition obtained by NYT, Cosby admits to giving drugs to women By Elisabeth Ponsot In a decade-old deposition, actor Bill Cosby admitted to using his status as a famous comedian as well as drugs in order to have sex with women, the New York Times reported Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 19 Trump not backing down on controversial comments By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Once again, Donald Trump isn't backing down from comments that have inflamed the Republican presidential race. And some of his rivals are no longer treating him with kid gloves. Continue reading
Jul 18 Rally on anniversary of Eric Garner’s death held in NYC By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Crowds gathered in New York City Friday and Saturday to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Eric Garner, and to demand police reforms in several cases of police brutality. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 1:52 Viewers sound off on plot twist in Harper Lee’s new novel By PBS News Hour Viewers weigh in on the recent revelation that Harper Lee's beloved character from "To Kill A Mockingbird," Atticus Finch, holds racist views. Hari Sreenivasan reads your comments. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Report: At least 70k rape kits remain untested in U.S. police depts By PBS News Hour A new investigation by the USA Today Media Network has found that at least 70,000 rape kits are lying untested in 1,000 U.S. police departments. The report also discovered police departments in 34 states have never taken an inventory of… Continue watching
Jul 18 GOP contenders court evangelical vote in Iowa By Associated Press Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters are making their case for conservative social issues at a gathering expected to attract thousands of potential Iowa caucus-goers. Continue reading