Feb 20 Virginia judge blocks Democrats' referendum, a blow to redistricting effort over 4 U.S. House seats By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America The order runs until March 18 and clashes with early voting set to begin March 6, which could doom the referendum. Continue reading
Feb 20 DC Mayor Bowser declares emergency after Potomac River sewage spill By Gary Fields, Associated Press Bowser declared an emergency on Wednesday and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in its early stages. Continue reading
Feb 20 Texas' Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview By John Hanna, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Some Democrats see increasing opportunity in November's elections despite not having won a statewide race in Texas in more than 30 years. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Les Wexner's full deposition to House Democrats on the Epstein files By Associated Press As one of Epstein’s most prominent former friends, Wexner has spent years answering for their decades-long association. Continue reading
Feb 19 Judge orders takeover of Arizona prison health care operations after years of violations By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The decision on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver came after her 2022 verdict that concluded Arizona had violated prisoners’ rights by providing inadequate care that led to suffering and preventable deaths. Continue reading
Feb 19 When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage By Michael Casey, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Pawtucket police say the group of “courageous citizens” who rushed to intervene in the attack “undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 7:30 Why prediction markets are thriving – and facing scrutiny By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Platforms that let you bet on the outcomes of future events have seen explosive growth recently. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explains how these prediction markets work and why they’re so popular and controversial. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 3:01 A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing curiosity and asking questions Journalist Nayeema Raza's new podcast, "Smart Girl Dumb Questions," is all about embracing curiosity and realizing there’s no such thing as a dumb question. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on learning from asking the questions we all wonder… Continue watching
Feb 19 New Mexico reopens probe of alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein ’s former Zorro Ranch. Continue reading
Feb 19 Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche By Brooke Hess, Julie Watson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California's Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousands of feet of elevation and trekked back toward… Continue reading