Mar 19 How to help cyclone victims in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe By Gabriela Martinez Many aid groups are still assessing the damage and devising logistics to reach the most heavily affected areas, but here are some international and African organizations that are leading relief efforts. Continue reading
Mar 19 This river was once so dirty that it caught fire. Now its fish are safe to eat again By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cuyahoga was lauded Monday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as an important step toward ultimately delisting the river altogether as an area of concern. Continue reading
Mar 19 Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The changes to Facebook's advertising methods —which generate most of the company's enormous profits — are unprecedented. Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court disagreed with the immigrants' interpretation of federal law in a 5-4 ruling that divided the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Mar 19 As UK aims to salvage Brexit deal, EU says it needs a decision By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan has been derailed in Parliament. Now she is at the mercy of an exasperated European Union. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump predicts ‘fantastic working relationship’ with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro President Donald Trump praised Brazil's new far-right leader Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, saying the man who's been described as the "Trump of the Tropics" has done "a very outstanding job."… Continue reading
Mar 19 Kazakhstan’s president steps down after 30 years By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader that independent Kazakhstan has ever known, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the country's future course. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Elizabeth Warren supports elimination of electoral college By Associated Press Elizabeth Warren supports the elimination of the electoral college, the most pointed instance of the Democratic presidential candidate opposing the polarizing mechanism the nation uses to elect its presidents. Continue reading
Mar 19 White officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose By Associated Press A white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black 17-year-old last year goes on trial starting Tuesday in a case that could put him behind bars for life. Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection By Jeff Amy, Mark Sherman, Associated Press This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether Curtis Flowers' conviction and death sentence in a sixth trial should stand or be overturned for a familiar reason: because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury. Continue reading