May 23 Biden turns to global diplomacy to manage migration at U.S.-Mexico border By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden was getting nowhere with Congress on immigration, so administration officials looked outside the U.S. for solutions. Continue reading
May 23 Black people are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than white people, CDC says By Kat Stafford, Associated Press About 14 percent of Black people in America over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s, compared with 10 percent of white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
May 23 UPS strike looms in a world increasingly reliant on delivery services By Matt Ott, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press UPS delivers millions more packages every day than it did just five years ago and its 350,000 unionized workers, represented by the Teamsters, still seethe about a contract they feel was forced on them in 2018. Continue reading
May 23 Hundreds of Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused thousands of children, AG finds By Kathleen Foody, Michael Tarm, Associated Press Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950. Continue reading
May 23 LeBron questions retirement after loss to Denver, elimination from playoffs By Greg Beacham, Associated Press LeBron James questioned retirement after his Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets despite the highest-scoring postseason half of James' matchless NBA career. Continue reading
May 23 Jockey suicides bring attention to stress and mental health concerns of the job By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press Earlier this year, horse racing was stunned by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari. Continue reading
May 23 E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict. Continue reading
May 23 Driver who crashed truck into security barrier near White House arrested By Associated Press Officers searched the truck after the crash. Video posted by WUSA-TV shows a police officer at the scene picking up and inventorying several pieces of evidence from the truck, including a Nazi flag. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Buttigieg previews preparations for Memorial Day travel surge By News Desk More than 40 million Americans are expected to travel over the weekend that many deem the unofficial start of summer, according to a AAA projection. Continue reading
May 22 Taxpayers will wind up paying $273 million in Joe Arpaio’s racial profiling case By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press A decade ago, a federal judge concluded the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office had profiled Latinos in Arpaio's signature traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, leading to massive court-ordered overhauls. Continue reading