Dec 13 Students turn to TikTok for lessons on cultural issues By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press The platform has opened new opportunities for educators looking to expand students' worldviews. Continue reading
Dec 13 Musk's Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety advisory group By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. Continue reading
Dec 13 Winter storm brings tornado, blizzard threats for Midwest, southern states By Stephen Groves, Associated Press An area stretching from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado was under blizzard warnings. Ice and sleet were expected in the eastern Great Plains. Continue reading
Dec 13 Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried charged with wire fraud, money laundering By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Sam Bankman-Fried was also charged with violating campaign finance laws, a notable as Bankman-Fried was one of the largest political donors this year. Continue reading
Dec 12 Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state By Associated Press A state judge has blocked an effort to ban most abortions in Iowa by upholding a court decision made three years ago. Judge Celene Gogerty found that there was no process for reversing a permanent injunction that blocked the abortion… Continue reading
Dec 12 Millions in central U.S. brace for massive winter storm By Stephen Groves, Associated Press A massive winter storm blowing toward the center of the United States on Monday is threatening millions of people with heavy snow, freezing rain and flooding. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 appears in U.S. court In our news wrap Monday, a prime suspect in the 1988 Pan Am bombing appeared before a federal magistrate in Washington, a winter storm pushed east today after pummeling northern California and Nevada, Iran executed a second prisoner for alleged… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:11 Hostage negotiator recounts Brittney Griner's first moments after release from Russia By Amna Nawaz Brittney Griner is readjusting to life at home after her nearly ten-month ordeal in Russia. Roger Carstens, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs in the Biden administration, played a pivotal role in securing her release. He joined Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 6:39 How multiple presidential administrations failed to stop fentanyl's rise in the U.S. By William Brangham More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year and the same toll is expected this year. Two-thirds of those deaths are tied to fentanyl, but the federal government has been slow to recognize the rise of the highly-potent… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 9:13 Jail treats inmates with substance abuse issues to break the cycle of recidivism By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz It's estimated that up to 65% of the U.S. prison population has an active substance use disorder. When these inmates are released, studies have shown that many will return to using and be arrested again within a few years. Stephanie… Continue watching