Jan 18 Read the Justice Department’s full report on the Uvalde school shooting police response By Alanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The Justice Department says police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation. Continue reading
Jan 18 Anti-abortion activists brace for year of electoral challenges as they prepare for March for Life By David Crary, Associated Press Anti-abortion leaders know that their side has a seven-state losing streak in votes on abortion-related ballot measures. Even in red states such as Ohio, Kansas and Kentucky, outcomes favored protecting abortion access. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: Law enforcement response to Uvalde shooting a ‘failure,’ Attorney General Garland says By Eric Tucker, Acacia Coronado, Lindsay Whitehurst, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A Justice Department report released Thursday identifies "cascading failures" in law enforcement's handling of one of the deadliest massacres at a school in American history. Continue reading
Jan 17 Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump, who once described New Hampshire as a "drug-infested den," has proposed using the military against foreign drug cartels, a view echoed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley. Continue reading
Jan 17 Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map and details of proposed development By Janie Har, Associated Press The Forever California company plans to submit paperwork Wednesday to ask voters on the November ballot to allow them to build the city on agricultural land now protected. Continue reading
Jan 17 Transgender health restrictions up for debate in South Carolina as Missouri sees similar bills By James Pollard, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The measures' consideration in the two GOP strongholds highlights the continued interest among conservative lawmakers in targeting issues impacting LGBTQ+ residents after last year's wave of high-profile bills. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New winter storm ices over Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Wednesday, a new winter storm iced over much of the Pacific Northwest, the move to toss Donald Trump off the Maine primary ballot is on hold, a judge threatened to throw Trump out of his defamation… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 8:13 Why a growing number of American men say they are in a ‘friendship recession’ By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report feeling unsatisfied with the size of their friend… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 5:21 School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism By Geoff Bennett, Gabrielle Hays, Dorothy Hastings Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school… Continue watching
Jan 17 The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Interior Department is updating and expanding an Obama-era plan to promote solar power on public lands in the West. Continue reading