• Schools are watching students' social media, raising questions about free speech

    Schools are watching students' social media, raising questions about free speech

    Jun 20, 2017 11:08 PM EDT

    ... we take on these issues in an appropriate way that doesn't have kind of the collateral damage effect of destroying students' privacy and free speech rights? LISA STARK: Chad Marlow is with the American Civil Liberties Union. He says, first and foremost, school shouldn't have open-ended access ...

  • After tone-shifting speech in Saudi Arabia, Trump broaches peace prospects in Israel

    After tone-shifting speech in Saudi Arabia, Trump broaches peace prospects in Israel

    May 22, 2017 11:56 PM EDT

    ... trail, he frequently criticized Hillary Clinton and President Obama for not saying those words. He would, say the words radical Islamic terrorism. But in this speech, he carefully avoided saying those words, though he kind of stumbled right around that section of the speech and departed from the prepared remarks ...

  • WATCH: Trump delivers speech at Arab and Muslim leaders' summit

    WATCH: Trump delivers speech at Arab and Muslim leaders' summit

    May 21, 2017 12:27 PM EDT

    ... of worship. Drive them out of your communities." White House officials said they considered Trump's address to be a counterweight to Obama's debut speech to the Muslim world in 2009 in Cairo. Obama called for understanding and acknowledged some of America's missteps in the region. His speech ...

  • Sudan's president risks overshadowing Trump's Muslim speech

    Sudan's president risks overshadowing Trump's Muslim speech

    May 17, 2017 05:23 PM EDT

    ... should he have even incidental contact with Bashir, which could distract his plans at the conference. The president intends to "deliver an inspiring, yet direct speech on the need to confront radical ideology" and "his hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam to dominate across the world," national security adviser ...

  • Toddlers' screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds

    Toddlers' screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds

    May 04, 2017 10:20 PM EDT

    Hand-held screens might delay a child’s ability to form words, based on new research being presented this week at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco. This preliminary study is the first to show how mobile devices impact speech development in children, raising a question that ...

  • Warren 'troubled' by report of Wall Street-paid Obama speech

    Warren 'troubled' by report of Wall Street-paid Obama speech

    Apr 28, 2017 01:54 PM EDT

    ... speak because health care is "an issue of great importance to him." He added that Obama implemented financial reforms even after taking money from Wall Street as a candidate in 2008. Schultz says Obama will be true to his values and record "regardless of venue or sponsor" for his speeches.

  • WATCH: Obama delivers first speech since leaving office

    WATCH: Obama delivers first speech since leaving office

    Apr 24, 2017 03:05 PM EDT

    His first public engagement since then comes as President Donald Trump nears his 100-day mark in office.

  • Flynn made $1.3 million for lobbying, speeches, other work

    Flynn made $1.3 million for lobbying, speeches, other work

    Apr 02, 2017 02:22 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn has disclosed that he earned more than $1.3 million for work for technology firms, political groups and government contractors as well as for speeches to Russian companies and lobbying for a firm owned by a Turkish businessman. The new disclosures ...

  • WATCH: Hillary Clinton jabs Trump in first major post-election speech

    WATCH: Hillary Clinton jabs Trump in first major post-election speech

    Mar 29, 2017 03:16 AM EDT

    Video by CNN SAN FRANCISCO — A spirited Hillary Clinton took on the Trump administration Tuesday in one of her first public speeches since she lost the presidential election, criticizing the country's Republican leaders on everything from health care to the shortage of women appointees in top administration positions. Cracking ...

  • Ben Carson refers to slaves as 'immigrants' in first speech to HUD

    Ben Carson refers to slaves as 'immigrants' in first speech to HUD

    Mar 06, 2017 11:17 PM EDT

    A few days after being sworn in as the new Housing and Urban Development secretary, Ben Carson described slaves as "immigrants" Monday in an address to department employees.