Sep 16 Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting likely to face charges Tuesday before first court hearing By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Hannah Schoenbaum, John Seewer, Associated Press Charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson are expected to come Tuesday ahead of his first court hearing after he was arrested in last week's shooting. Continue reading
Sep 16 Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him. Continue reading
Sep 16 Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89 By Bob Thomas, Associated Press The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 11:49 Firings over callous remarks on Kirk’s killing spark debate on limits of free speech By Amna Nawaz, Elizabeth Summers, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death, President Trump and his allies have promised consequences for people who speak callously about his killing. Inside and outside of Trump's government, it's led to people being fired, suspended or reprimanded. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 6:27 What’s caused reading scores to drop to worst point in decades? Education expert weighs in By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Math and reading scores dropped to their lowest levels in more than two decades among high school seniors. That's according to the Nation’s Report Card put out by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It shows that student achievement has… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 9:20 Why critics are alarmed about the influence of PragerU’s educational videos By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz The rise of edutainment, the integration of entertainment with educational content, has become a billion-dollar industry. The conservative PragerU has positioned itself as a major player in this space by producing videos on a range of topics that are now… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 6:15 Lisa Lawson explores the neuroscience of adolescence in ‘Thrive’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The Annie E. Casey Foundation is perhaps best known for its work helping America’s youth. Lisa Lawson, the president and CEO, has done extensive research into the development of teenagers. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss her new book, "Thrive:… Continue watching
Sep 15 Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a ‘replica’ of his crackdown on Washington By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities. Continue reading
Sep 15 JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is… Continue reading
Sep 15 Eastern Orthodox leader visits U.S. to meet with Trump and receive environmental award By Peter Smith, Associated Press Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States. Continue reading