Nov 02 Former gang leader accused of killing Tupac Shakur pleads not guilty in Las Vegas By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A former Southern California street gang leader has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Nov 02 This New Orleans ‘genius’ is on a quest to learn more about rising deaths in prisons By Roby Chavez Andrea Armstrong has become a leading expert whose research sheds light on the harmful conditions people in prison face in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 02 7 things to know about the Texas Rangers’ first World Series win By David Brandt, Associated Press Considering the heartache this club endured 12 years ago in one of the all-time Fall Classic gut punches, Texas was certainly due. Continue reading
Nov 01 Controversial coaching legend Bob Knight dies at 83 By Associated Press The brilliant and combustible coach won three NCAA titles at Indiana. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 9:46 Former NYC deputy mayor raises millions for ALS research while facing his own mortality By Judy Woodruff, Ryan Connelly Holmes Some 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with ALS, the rare neurodegenerative condition also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. As researchers work for a cure, one patient is raising millions for the cause while he reckons with his own mortality. Judy… Continue watching
Nov 01 Donald Trump Jr. says he never worked on key documents at father’s civil fraud trial By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Trump Jr. said he signed off on statements as a trustee, but had left the work to outside accountants and the company's then-finance chief, Allen Weisselberg. Continue reading
Nov 01 Last year’s U.S. infant mortality rate hit its highest increase in two decades By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases. The CDC's report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal… Continue reading
Nov 01 House rejects effort to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over the Palestinian-American’s rhetoric about Israel By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A Democratic effort to in turn censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who had sponsored the Tlaib resolution, was called off in response. Continue reading
Nov 01 What is Día de los Muertos? An expert explains the holiday celebrating loved ones who have died By Casey Kuhn and Mathew Sandoval, The Conversation The holiday is celebrated though ritual observations like constructing altars, or ofrendas, filled with offerings to the dead and decorating family gravesites to commune with the dead. Continue reading
Nov 01 Mayors of 5 big cities press for meeting with Biden to address surge of migrants By Colleen Long, Associated Press he mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities. Continue reading