As an exoneree, Mark Schand did not qualify for job training, tuition help or other re-entry services offered to people on parole. But he did fight for, and receive, monetary compensation.
‘You Get Paid For Doing Therapy’: Stand-Up Comedians On Anger
For centuries, people have turned to jesters for relief from the miseries of life. As it turns out, some stand-up performers turn pain and rage into their own coping and catharsis.
Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab
The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful “gene drive.” The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects.
British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship
Shamima Begum, 19, left England in 2015. Now she is a married mother and living in a refugee camp. Begum says she wants to come home, but the U.K. government doesn’t want her back.
Trump Threatens To Cancel California’s $929 Million High-Speed Rail Grant
The president is in a Twitter war with Gov. Gavin Newsom over the project and the president’s emergency declaration to build a border wall.
Burberry Apologizes For Nooselike Knot On Fashion Hoodie
A runway model who objected to the impression made by the drawstring says she was initially told to “keep it to yourself.”
Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Tanzania
Yang Fenglan, who has lived in Tanzania on and off for decades and operated a Chinese restaurant, was found guilty of working with two Tanzanian men to smuggle more than 800 pieces of ivory.
Publisher Of An Alabama Newspaper Calls For The KKK To ‘Clean Out’ Washington
“We’ll get the hemp ropes out, loop them over a tall limb and hang all of them,” said Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter, after admitting he wrote an incendiary editorial.
Seeking To Bounce Back From Nassar Fallout, USA Gymnastics Names New President
Li Li Leung, a former gymnastics competitor, will now head an organization in turmoil, as USA Gymnastics seeks to recover from its widespread sex abuse scandal.
In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment
The country had been a holdout from a trend already sweeping other parts of Europe and beyond. Now the right-wing Vox party shares power in Spain’s largest region.
Houston Police To Cease ‘No Knock’ Warrants, Chief Announces After Deadly Raid
“I’m very confident that we’re going to have criminal charges on one or more police officers” from a raid that left two suspects dead, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.
Trump Pushes Ahead With ‘Space Force’ Despite Hurdles
It would be under the umbrella of the Air Force to try to simplify the process. This represents a shift; Trump had stated that he wanted a space force that is “separate but equal” from the Air Force.
Andrew McCabe: FBI Investigations Into Trump ‘Were Extraordinary Steps’
“We don’t have a lot of experience with investigating presidents of the United States,” McCabe says. “There is not a standard S.O.P. on the shelf that you pull down to say, ‘Here’s how it’s done.’ “
The Real ‘Favourite’ Of Queen Anne’s Era? Tea, And The Gossip That Swirled Around It
The Oscar-nominated film has reignited interest in the life (and love interests) of a corpulent, gouty, queen who liked chocolate more than tea. So why are Queen Anne and tea-drinking so closely tied?
Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis, House Panel Finds
Whistleblowers told the Oversight committee that efforts by some national security officials to try to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to the Saudi government potentially violated the law.
White House Plan To Stop HIV Faces A Tough Road In Oklahoma
Trump’s plan includes a focus on fighting HIV in the rural Midwest and South. But there are doubts in Oklahoma, where the state’s uninsured rate and stigmatization of HIV are high.
Sailor In Iconic WWII Photo Dies
George Mendonsa claimed to be the sailor kissing a woman in Times Square — a photo that defined the jubilation of Victory over Japan Day. The two had never met.
Bernie Sanders Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign, No Longer An Underdog
The Vermont independent became an ideological leader in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton. He faces a far more crowded and liberal field this time.
Poll: 6-In-10 Disapprove Of Trump’s Declaration Of A National Emergency
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president’s national emergency declaration, don’t believe there is an emergency and believe Trump’s misusing his power.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns To Supreme Court Bench After Lung Cancer Surgery
The justice has been recovering at home since late December. She missed January’s oral-argument days but participated in those 11 cases based on written briefs and transcripts of the arguments.
Democrats Used To Talk About ‘Criminal Immigrants,’ So What Changed The Party?
The Democratic Party is largely unified around the value of immigrants and against President Trump’s policies, far from labor concerns and the party’s law and order agenda of the 1990’s.
W.Va. Teachers Go On Strike Over State Education Bill
Educators oppose charter schools and a new voucher system. The strike comes a year after the last walkout sparked similar strikes across the U.S.
‘Grandfather Of Climate Science’ Wallace Broecker Dies At 87
Broecker was an early advocate for reducing fossil fuels to avoid the disruptive effects of climate change and brought the term “global warming” into the mainstream.
European Leaders Reluctant To Meet Trump’s Demands To Take Back Captive ISIS Fighters
They say there’s rarely enough evidence to prosecute. “The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go,” Trump tweeted.
16 States Sue Over Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
A coalition led by California has sued the Trump administration over its plan to divert billions of dollars to border wall construction.
Trump Warns Venezuela’s Maduro Supporters: ‘You Will Lose Everything’
The U.S. president urged military leaders to stop blocking food aid from entering the country, and said those who refuse to accept the opposition leader “will find no safe harbor … no way out.”
Queen And Lambert To Rock The Oscars
Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about Queen’s late frontman Freddie Mercury, is up for five awards. Two surviving band members will play at Sunday’s ceremony, joined by Adam Lambert singing lead.
Facebook Has Behaved Like ‘Digital Gangsters,’ U.K. Parliament Report Says
“The age of inadequate self-regulation must come to an end,” says Damian Collins, chair of the committee behind the report, which is often scathing on Facebook’s practices and corporate conduct.
Massive Loss Of Thousands Of Hives Afflicts Orchard Growers And Beekeepers
Honey bees deal with many stressors: chemicals, climate change and viruses. But this year, a tiny mite has wiped out colonies, causing worry over whether there are enough bees left to do their jobs.
Graham Vows To Investigate ‘Administrative Coup’ In FBI, Justice Department
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told CBS and NPR that officials had discussed invoking the 25th Amendment, a procedure which takes power away from the president.
7 Lawmakers Quit U.K. Labour Party Over Alleged Anti-Semitism And Brexit Approach
The seven politicians said that persisting anti-Semitism and leader Jeremy Corbyn’s “complicit” role in Brexit led to their resignations. They say the party “has changed beyond recognition.”
Can You Guess The Meaning Of These Humanitarian Icons?
They’re used in infographics, maps, charts and signs to help make crisis-related information easier to understand. See if you can understand what they convey.
Tiny Homes For Homeless Get The Go-Ahead In The Wake of California’s Worst Wildfire
California’s deadliest wildfire worsened an already bad housing crisis in rural Butte County. But the fire has jump-started a local effort to build a tiny home community for area homeless.
Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner Finishes Prison Term
The New York congressman was sentenced to 21 months after he sent an explicit photo of himself to a 15-year-old girl.
Scientific Duo Gets Back To Basics To Make Childbirth Safer
Remarkably little is known about the fundamentals of how a woman carries a baby inside her. Two Columbia University researchers aim to change that, to reduce the number of kids born too soon.
Officials Describe ‘Coordinated, Unlawful’ Scheme In Disputed N.C. Election
A key witness described how a political operative hired by the Republican candidate flouted the state’s election laws as part of an absentee ballot operation.