Apr 02 Watch 5:42 A look at the sex trafficking investigations surrounding music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Federal authorities are investigating allegations of sexual trafficking by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. The music mogul is already facing a series of civil lawsuits from several women, and at least one man, alleging he either assaulted, abused or trafficked them. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 3:13 A Brief But Spectacular take on inspiring a love of learning By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Joan Wicks is a sixth-grade humanities teacher in Los Angeles who helped her students rebound from COVID learning loss through her devotion and advocacy. The school was recently recognized with the California Distinguished Schools Award. Wicks shares her Brief But… Continue watching
Apr 02 Democrats hope an abortion ballot measure could make Florida a competitive state By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with two rulings: One paves the way for a six-week abortion ban and the other will give voters the opportunity to repeal the ban as they also cast their vote… Continue reading
Apr 02 The VA has vowed to fix how veterans receive disability benefits for this burn pit injury. Critics say it’s taking too long By Dan Sagalyn Because the VA does not have a specific diagnostic code for constrictive bronchiolitis, most veterans with this condition are not awarded disability compensation. But a new revision to the system could change that. Continue reading
Apr 02 New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The suit filed Friday in federal court in upstate New York argues that the April 8 eclipse is an event significant to many religions and that the lockdown violates their constitutional rights to practice their faiths. Continue reading
Apr 02 College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say financial aid can numb sticker shock By Nick Perry, Associated Press As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs — in some cases, as much as $95,000. Continue reading
Apr 02 A tugboat pushing a fuel barge is the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the Key Bridge wreckage By Lea Skene, Associated Press Officials say they're working on a second channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels but didn't say when that might open. Continue reading
Apr 01 Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession By Associated Press The new law rolls back the state's previous decriminalization efforts by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor. It also establishes ways for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Israel withdraws from Gaza’s largest hospital after a 2-week battle In our news wrap Monday, Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza's largest hospital, Al Shifa, after a two-week battle that left much of the area in ruins, Turkey's political opposition is celebrating sweeping wins in Sunday's local elections and most fast… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 4:56 The challenging task crews face to clear collapsed bridge and reopen Baltimore’s port By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Over the weekend, one of the largest floating cranes on the East Coast arrived in Baltimore to start clearing debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. But before it can start removing steel and concrete, officials… Continue watching