Apr 25 What you need to know about the rape defamation trial against Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jury selection starts Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit in a New York federal court. The former Elle magazine advice columnist alleges that Trump raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Apr 25 East Palestine residents live in limbo months after fiery train derailment By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Almost 3 months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies, sent residents fleeing and thrust East Palestine into a national debate over rail safety, residents say they are still living in limbo. Continue reading
Apr 24 North Dakota governor signs law banning abortion at 6 weeks By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation Monday banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy. The ban allows no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it one of the strictest in the country. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:06 A Brief But Spectacular take on restoring dignity Del Seymour works to secure long-term employment for underserved communities in San Francisco, particularly in the troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. He’s lived there for more than 30 years and is also co-chair of San Francisco's local homeless coordinating board. Seymour shares… Continue watching
Apr 24 Supporters of trans Montana lawmaker demand that the state legislature lets her speak By Amy Beth Hanson, Sam Metz, Associated Press When lawmakers voted to continue subjecting Zephyr to a gag order, denying her the chance to speak, the gallery made up of her supporters erupted, forcing legislative leaders to pause proceedings and clear the room. Continue reading
Apr 24 Las Vegas-to-California high-speed rail line gets bipartisan backing By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California is asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. Continue reading
Apr 24 Cities look to revive downtowns by converting offices to housing By Mae Anderson, Ashraf Khalil, Michael Casey, Associated Press A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 24 How many book bans were attempted in your state? Use this map to find out By Jenna Cohen, Joshua Barajas As attempted book bans and restrictions soar, where does your state fall?… Continue reading
Apr 24 Gov. Kelly vetoes bill to cut Kansas taxes by nearly $1.4 billion over 3 years By John Hanna, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Kelly has vetoed a bill to cut taxes in Kansas by nearly $1.4 billion over the next three years. Kelly told reporters Monday that she objected to a proposal included by conservative Republicans to impose a single-rate "flat"… Continue reading
Apr 24 CNN parts ways with longtime host Don Lemon By David Bauder, Associated Press In mid-February, Lemon drew widespread condemnation for saying the 51-year-old Haley was not “in her prime" and later said he regretted the comment. Continue reading