Apr 15 Central U.S. faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes By Associated Press The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said a large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Monday evening to Kansas and Nebraska. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 3:37 A Brief But Spectacular take on what it means to be human By Steve Goldbloom, Mira Kittner, Katie Hodgman Yuval Noah Harari is a professor renowned for his broad and thought-provoking perspectives on human history. Harari, who is the bestselling author of "Sapiens," recently released a new volume of this work for younger readers. He gives his Brief But… Continue watching
Apr 15 ‘Rust’ gun supervisor sentenced to 18 months in prison over fatal shooting on movie set By Morgan Lee, Associated Press A movie weapons supervisor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”… Continue reading
Apr 15 Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Continue reading
Apr 15 What’s in Michigan’s push to expand voting rights By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang This latest slate of election bills are part of Michigan Democrats’ efforts to establish a state Voting Rights Act and further safeguard elections. Continue reading
Apr 15 FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, source tells AP By Eric Tucker, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press The FBI said Monday that it was aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity. Continue reading
Apr 14 Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers. Continue reading
Apr 13 Barges damage a marina, hit a bridge after breaking loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh By Associated Press Pittsburgh police, fire and emergency medical services responded Friday night to reports of the barges “floating uncontrolled” down the river, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a statement. The area had been hit by flooding after heavy rains Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:22 How Arizona’s near-total abortion ban revival affects toss-up 2024 races By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young The near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court revived this week dates back to 1864, a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, slavery was legal and only white men could vote. Many GOP officeholders and candidates scrambled to distance… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 10:28 How Charlie Sifford broke the PGA’s color barrier and changed the course of golf By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Harry Zahn Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional football, baseball and basketball. John Yang… Continue watching