Apr 19 In Missouri shooting, ‘stand your ground’ law at forefront of case By David A. Lieb, Associated Press A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City. Continue reading
Apr 19 IRS touts improved customer service, credits funding boost By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said this week. Continue reading
Apr 19 LISTEN: Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank’s arguments in Iran case By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Turkish bank's main arguments for avoiding prosecution on charges it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but the court sent the case back for additional review. Continue reading
Apr 18 Social justice activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision By Patrick Orsagos, John Seewer, Associated Press Social justice activists are calling for police reforms and marching through the streets of Akron, Ohio, a day after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker. Continue reading
Apr 18 Insurance losses from Mississippi tornado nearing $100 million By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America The Mississippi Insurance Department says insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number. Continue reading
Apr 18 Southwest passengers face delays after brief nationwide grounding By David Koenig, Associated Press Southwest Airlines says planes are taking off again after departures were held up because of what the airline calls an intermittent technical problem. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 8:37 KC man charged in shooting of Black teenager who went to wrong house released on bond By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Gabrielle Hays Two stories of homeowners shooting someone for going to the wrong address have stunned many around the country. Both suspects in these cases are now charged, but that's hardly easing any of the anger and the grief. Communities Correspondent Gabrielle… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 5:12 Federal officials scrutinized for ignoring warnings as migrant children were put to work By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings, Karina Cuevas In February, a New York Times investigation exposed how thousands of migrant children are working in jobs across the country in violation of child labor laws. The Times now reports that the Biden administration was made aware of the risks… Continue watching
Apr 18 Why tracking these pollution indicators is key after the East Palestine train derailment By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s what we know about the fallout of the derailment so far, plus what this disaster can teach us about similar ones that will come after it. Continue reading
Apr 18 Parking garage partially collapses in New York City, killing 1 By Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press Mayor Eric Adams says one person has been killed in the partial collapse of a parking garage in lower Manhattan's Financial District. Five people have been injured. Continue reading