Jul 31 Watch 4:29 Kids with disabilities, behavior problems illegally segregated in Georgia By PBS News Hour The Department of Justice has concluded that the state of Georgia is illegally segregating students with disabilities and behavioral issues. A two-year investigation found that some of the programs are even housed in dilapidated buildings once used as all black… Continue watching
Jul 28 Pollard, U.S. analyst convicted of spying for Israel, to be freed By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jonathan Pollard, the former Naval intelligence analyst whose conviction of spying for Israel stoked fierce international passions, has been granted parole and will be released from prison in November after nearly 30 years. Continue reading
Jul 23 Poor oversight at IRS increases risk of unfairly auditing political groups, watchdog group says By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lax oversight at the IRS increases the risk that political and religious groups could be unfairly targeted for audits, government investigators say in a report that raises concerns about an IRS division that has been under scrutiny for… Continue reading
Jul 17 Officials reach partial settlement in DOJ lawsuit against Arizona sheriff By Eric Osman The Board of Supervisors for Maricopa County, Arizona, voted to settle parts of a lawsuit on Wednesday brought on by the Justice Department against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office alleging abuse of power and discriminatory practices toward Hispanics. Continue reading
Jul 17 Eric Garner’s family urges federal charges one year after his death By Corinne Segal One year after Staten Island man Eric Garner died in a chokehold by New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo, his family is calling for federal charges. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. to make marriage benefits available to gay couples By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the government will make federal marriage benefits available to same-sex couples following a Supreme Court decision last month that legalized same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. probe into airline collusion needs more than circumstantial evidence By Scott Mayerowitz, Eric Tucker, David Koenig, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department launches an investigation into possible collusion in the airline industry, experts say the government faces the burden of proving that carriers were deliberately signaling business decisions to each other. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Did airlines coordinate to limit capacity and keep fares up? By PBS News Hour The Justice Department has begun to investigate several major airlines for possible collusion over keeping fares high. For insight, Hari Sreenivasan turns to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked the DOJ to investigate airlines last month. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch After a long legal fight, BP agrees to largest environmental settlement in U.S. history By PBS News Hour In the nation’s worst oil disaster, 134 million gallons of crude gushed into the Gulf of Mexico, coating beaches and barrier islands, killing thousands of animals and decimating fisheries. Now nearly five years later, oil giant British Petroleum is facing… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Justice Department investigating major airlines By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether major airlines have been colluding to keep fares high. Also, the U.S. and Cuba will be reopening embassies in each other’s countries for the first… Continue watching