Sep 27 Wonders of the National Park System are in every state. Here’s where to find one near you By Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation These sites of national significance hold surprising treasures no less wondrous than the big-name destinations, potentially right around the corner from your home. Continue reading
Sep 26 Assata Shakur, fugitive Black activist who escaped life sentence for killing police officer, dies in Cuba By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press In her telling, and in the minds of her supporters, she was pursued for crimes she didn't commit or that were justified. The FBI put Shakur on its list of “most wanted terrorists.”… Continue reading
Sep 26 More federal agents will join fight against crime in Memphis next week, Tennessee governor says By Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller, Associated Press Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that the troops will be part of a surge of resources to fight crime in the city that includes 13 federal agencies and state troopers. The National Guard troops will be from Tennessee, and… Continue reading
Sep 26 Humberto becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic as Gabrielle moves away from the Azores By Associated Press Humberto is about 465 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving slowly toward the northwest. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Trump signs order aiming to keep TikTok available in U.S. In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to keep TikTok available in the U.S., investigators revealed the identity and possible motive of the gunman who opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas and former… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 6:00 Doctor challenges Trump administration’s claims about acetaminophen and autism By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Jackson Hudgins President Trump’s warning to pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol, based on his unproven claim that it can lead to autism, sparked widespread concern and many questions about what the science actually shows. Amna Nawaz discussed the president's claims about… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 5:07 Autism advocate calls Trump’s statements on the condition ‘stigmatizing’ By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom The FDA said it was approving leucovorin, a drug used to treat the toxic effects of chemotherapy, as a therapy for some people with autism. The active ingredient is a modified version of vitamin B9, also known as folate. Officials… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:34 Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny By Jeffrey Brown, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Cali Steffenhagen The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself under unprecedented scrutiny from the Trump administration. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 25 Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma’s top public schools official to lead conservative educators’ group By Associated Press Walters has been involved in several controversial initiatives, including promoting religion in classrooms and requiring teachers to pass ideology exams. Continue reading
Sep 25 Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime By Sally Ho, Associated Press Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships. Continue reading