• Jill Biden hits the campaign trail again, this time supporting Vice President Kamala Harris

    Jill Biden hits the campaign trail again, this time supporting Vice President Kamala Harris

    Oct 16, 2024 04:22 PM EDT

    ... proposal to give $25,000 in down-payment assistance to people trying to buy their first homes. Then Biden shifts to "what's at stake for women in this election," recalling how "stunned" and "devastated" she was in 2022 when the three justices Trump nominated for the U.S. Supreme ...

  • This all-women’s college is training Rwanda’s future leaders

    This all-women’s college is training Rwanda’s future leaders

    Nov 24, 2017 11:40 PM EDT

    ... from Kigali, and offers generous financial aid to attract and encourage students who otherwise would have no chance of receiving a college education. But before teaching any specific skills for a career path, the school works to develop the women's self-confidence, says instructor Jackie Semakula. Jackie Semakula: First ...

  • Ticketmaster and Live Nation had monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds

    Ticketmaster and Live Nation had monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds

    Apr 15, 2026 08:46 PM EDT

    ... big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states. A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision Wednesday in the closely watched case, which gave fans the equivalent of a backstage pass to a business ...

  • How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate

    How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate

    Aug 15, 2024 07:05 PM EDT

    ... lesson plans on the world’s religions and how to teach about Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and its urgent message for racial equality and social justice. He believes he has the expertise to teach on the subject and put the lessons in their proper historical ...

  • What to watch for on Super Tuesday

    What to watch for on Super Tuesday

    Feb 29, 2024 10:37 PM EDT

    ... Democrat who wants to be competitive in November. The Republican front-runner is Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is Black, has been a divisive figure for some for criticizing vocally the teaching of LGBTQ+ issues during sex education and for comments at a church that Christians are “called to be ...

  • WATCH: Senate Judiciary approves bill to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court

    WATCH: Senate Judiciary approves bill to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court

    Jul 20, 2023 01:01 PM EDT

    ... and has not followed up publicly on that idea. Besides Sotomayor's push for book sales, the AP reported that universities have used trips by justices as a lure for financial contributions by placing them in event rooms with wealthy donors and that justices have taken expenses-paid teaching trips ...

  • Graduate students encourage poetry through community service

    Graduate students encourage poetry through community service

    May 21, 2014 01:27 AM EDT

    ... could about a sonnet. JEFFREY BROWN: Gina Loring started her community project four years ago as an Antioch graduate student, teaching workshops at a program for incarcerated youth. The work was so rewarding, she continues to teach there, both in detention centers and at a program for youth who've ...

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    'Crime After Crime' Follows Complex Story of Imprisoned Battered Woman

    Nov 03, 2011 01:46 PM EDT

    ... and handled. Only now, as states across the U.S. are facing a need to reduce their prison populations due to budget constraints, is our justice system realizing that for many women serving life sentences, their primary "crime" was defending themselves or their children from abuse and sexual exploitation. While ...

  • News Wrap: Federal judge orders Justice Department to turn over Mueller information

    News Wrap: Federal judge orders Justice Department to turn over Mueller information

    Oct 25, 2019 10:55 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff: Cummings' daughter, Jennifer, thanked him for life lessons and shared her memories of his famous voice. Jennifer Cummings: Thank you for loving me unconditionally and teaching me what love and leadership are by your example. I will miss your smile, your great big smile that could light up ...

  • Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

    Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

    May 10, 2025 06:42 PM EDT

    ... the treasury of its social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor,” he said. Toward the end of his pontificate, Francis became increasingly vocal about the threats to ...