Jul 11 Watch 6:52 Northwestern fires football coach amid hazing and racism allegations By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Northwestern University fired longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation found hazing was widespread on the team, including instances of forced sexual acts. The student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, also reported former players alleged there were racist comments… Continue watching
Jul 11 Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole. Continue reading
Jul 11 Kansas lawmakers botched the drafting of a new anti-transgender law, agency attorney says By John Hanna, Associated Press Department of Revenue attorney Ted Smith said in a state-court filing that became public Tuesday that an anti-transgender rights law that took effect July 1 conflicts with another law governing what appears on driver's licenses. Continue reading
Jul 11 This new partnership is helping the Cherokee Nation preserve plants and culture By Adam Kemp Under a new agreement with the National Park Service, the Cherokee Nation will set aside a 1,000-acre site along the banks of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas that is rich with plants and natural resources deemed historically important to… Continue reading
Jul 11 Search for children’s remains resumes at former Native American boarding school in Nebraska By Trisha Ahmed, Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press If the dig reveals human remains, the State Archeology Office will continue to work with the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs to decide on next steps. Continue reading
Jul 11 As storm moves on, Vermont and parts of Northeast still flooded By Lisa Rathke, John Minchillo, Associated Press A storm that's left up to two months' worth of rain in Vermont and saturated other parts of the Northeast is moving out, but more flooding is expected. Continue reading
Jul 11 Grand jury to weigh charges against Trump in Georgia election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early 2021 and suggested the state's top elections official could help him “find 11,780 votes,” just enough needed to… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:52 Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Extreme weather is making an impact from one end of the country to the other. Ferocious heat and heavy rains persisted Monday and millions of Americans were left to cope and clean up. Stephanie Sy reports on flooding in the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Biden meets with King Charles ahead of NATO summit In our news wrap Monday, President Biden met with King Charles at Windsor Castle ahead of the NATO summit in Lithuania, officials blamed a Russian-guided bomb for killing seven people in who gathered to receive humanitarian aid in southern Ukraine,… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s trip to Europe and presidential campaign politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign developments. Continue watching