Sep 25 5 important stories that deserve a second look By Michael Rios, Jessica Yarvin, Joshua Barajas Why murder rates are rising in Latin America, why we don't know more about the mental health fallout of Huricane Maria in Puerto Rico and other stories we're reading this week. Continue reading
Sep 25 Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for 2004 sex assault By Associated Press Judge Steven O'Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Continue reading
Sep 25 Rosenstein’s job to be topic of Thursday meeting with Trump By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press After a long weekend spent wondering if he should resign or would be fired, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein still has his job — for now. Continue reading
Sep 25 White House ‘open’ to testimony by second Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says "we would be open" to Deborah Ramirez, a second woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, testifying before the Senate Judiciary panel this week. Continue reading
Sep 25 White House mum on whether Trump’s confident in Rod Rosenstein By Associated Press White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving unclear whether President Donald Trump has confidence in the No. 2 man at the Justice Department. Continue reading
Sep 25 UN chief: ‘Pivotal moment’ for fighting global warming By Associated Press He is telling world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly that they aren't doing enough to combat what he calls "a direct existential threat" that is moving faster than people are working to combat it. Continue reading
Sep 25 Bill Cosby’s day of reckoning arrives By Maryclaire Dale, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Facing the possibility of prison at 81, Bill Cosby arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse Tuesday to learn his punishment for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago in what led to the first celebrity trial of… Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Trump’s full speech to the United Nations General Assembly By Erica R. Hendry and Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to speak at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 24 U.S. lowers the number of refugee resettlements again, and no country is poised to fill the gap By Courtney Vinopal The Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. next year to just 30,000 raises questions about America’s role in global refugee resettlement and what the change means for those fleeing violence… Continue reading
Sep 24 Everything we know about the allegations against Kavanaugh By Lisa Desjardins Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination has become ensnared by a he-said-they-said debate over sexual misconduct allegations. Here’s what we know. Continue reading