Sep 07 'Stop Cop City' activists in Georgia arrested after chaining themselves to bulldozer By R.J. Rico, Associated Press The protest occurred as a larger group gathered behind a chain-link fence to deliver a mock "stop work order" against the project, saying it has destroyed a forest, polluted a nearby creek and violated the will of the people. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ta'Kiya Young, killed by Ohio police in a parking lot, had big plans for her growing family By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Ta’Kiya Young planned to move her growing family into a place of her own, and was just steps away from achieving that goal. Continue reading
Sep 07 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women in 2003 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo handed down the sentence to the 47-year-old Masterson at a hearing on Thursday. Masterson was convicted of raping two women at his Hollywood-area home in 2003. Continue reading
Sep 07 Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Supreme Court justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash By Scott Bauer, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press A government watchdog group says the lack of ethics rules is of conservatives' own making. In 2010 the court's then-conservative majority passed a rule allowing justices to take cases even if they involve donors. Continue reading
Sep 07 First day of school a test for preparedness of NYC schools' influx of migrant children By Bobby Caina Calvan, Robert Bumsted, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The first day of school is providing challenges for major U.S. cities that are struggling with the influx of tens of thousands of migrants. Continue reading
Sep 07 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Lee By Jenna Cohen and Associated Press A hurricane watch is in place for portions of Maine, while a large area of coastal New England is under a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Lee is expected to reach the region later this week. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 7:22 News Wrap: Russian missile strike kills at least 17 in eastern Ukraine By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, a Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine killed at least 17 people, a growing challenge to keep former President Trump off Republican primary ballots next year took a step forward, a federal judge in Texas… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:03 Georgia prosecutors say Trump trial could last 4 months and rely on 150 witnesses By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens For the first time, we are seeing inside the courtroom for a hearing about one of the indictments of Donald Trump. Prosecutors laid out a timeline for a potential trial, one they say could last four months and rely on… Continue watching
Sep 06 The Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity say that upstream water has been diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, as well as new development and industry. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:51 Court rejects Alabama's congressional map again for diluting power of Black voters By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan Delivering a harsh rebuke of Alabama’s lawmakers, federal judges again struck down the state’s congressional map. After being ordered to create a second majority Black district, Republicans in the state chose to defy the U.S. Supreme Court. Maps in Florida,… Continue watching