Misleading claims, particularly about voter fraud, have intensified ongoing debates about voting rights and election security. Some election experts say the rhetoric erodes voter confidence.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Crashes, Killing More Than 150 On Board
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was headed from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a regularly scheduled flight when it lost contact with the tower minutes after takeoff.
As Venezuela’s Blackout Drags On, Protesters Fill The Streets Of Caracas
With some parts of Venezuela still experiencing power outages, opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro held rival rallies in Caracas.
Judge: Immigration Must Account For Thousands More Migrant Kids Split Up From Parents
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw’s ruling expanded the number of families potentially eligible for relief under a class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
EU Officials Move To Clarify Rules For U.S. Travelers After Erroneous ‘Visa’ Reports
Meant to increase security in Europe, the decision to implement a screening process was announced in 2018. But confusion arose after several media outlets labeled it a “visa.”
1 Killed In Latest Attack On Ebola Treatment Center In Congo
An Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been attacked for a second time in the past month, as the country deals with one of the largest outbreaks of the epidemic in history.
Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy
Since da Vinci’s death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy.
Invisibilia: For Some Teens With Debilitating Pain, The Treatment Is More Pain
Thousands of teens suffer from a rare chronic pain condition that makes everyday life excruciating. Some are trying a counterintuitive treatment approach: Load up on pain until you learn to ignore it.
Not Just Fridays: More Companies Embrace Casual Dress Codes
Goldman Sachs, Virgin Atlantic and Target are the latest employers to introduce more flexible dress codes. The trend may be tied to the rise of younger workers.
School Funding Up In Teacher Protest States; Parkland Superintendent Keeps Job
Also in this week’s education roundup: a new head for Federal Student Aid, and a California law aims to make charter schools more transparent.
As Possible Rivals Pass On 2020 Race, Biden May See A Path Clearing
Politicians who decided this week not to run would have offered voters some of the same attributes as the former vice president, spurring speculation there’s a possible clearing of the field going on.
Judge Says Government May Have To Reunite More Migrant Families Separated At Border
A federal judge rejects the government’s argument that identifying and reuniting families separated before the zero tolerance policy was announced is too burdensome.
Baby Of British ISIS Woman Stripped Of Citizenship Has Died
Shamima Begum, who was 15 when she fled to Syria in 2015, had been begging to return to the U.K. prior to her son’s birth last month, saying she feared for his health. He died of pneumonia.
German Man Who Poisoned Coworkers Sentenced To Life In Prison
The 57-year-old offered no clues about what prompted him to lace coworkers’ food with toxic metals. A psychologist said he “seemed to me like a scientist who was testing substances on a guinea pig.”
Jussie Smollett Indicted On 16 Felony Counts By Chicago Grand Jury
The charges expand the initial single count of filing a false police report. Now Smollett is charged with multiple counts tied to different aspects of his alleged false report about being attacked.
Unvaccinated Boy, 6, Spent 57 Days In The Hospital With Tetanus
It was Oregon’s first pediatric case in more than 30 years. “It was difficult to take care of him, to watch him suffer,” says Judith Guzman-Cottrill, an infectious-disease specialist.
Activity At 2nd North Korean Missile Site Indicates Possible Launch Preparations
Satellite imagery shows that vehicles and rail cars appeared in late February at Sanumdong, a facility where the North has built some of its largest rockets and missiles.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Plans To Resign
Pentagon sources say that Trump’s hopes for a space force produced tensions between Wilson and the White House, who saw her as delaying the process. She plans to go into academia.
House Democrats Try To Recover From Week Dominated By Public Splits
Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to tout a bill overhauling campaign finance laws but instead had to manage tensions about how to respond to arguments that Rep. Ilhan Omar made anti-Semitic remarks.
#MeToo Awareness Sharpens Focus On Pay Equity
After #MeToo, many employment attorneys say they’ve seen the number of pay-disparity cases spike, and employers are having to adapt by conducting investigations and pay audits.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer For Gender Discrimination
The lawsuit argues that U.S. Soccer has a policy of paying the women’s team less than the men’s. “We deserved to be paid equally for our work, regardless of our gender,” says player Alex Morgan.
Good Samaritan Returns Lost Lottery Ticket. The Man Who Bought It Wins Jackpot
A New Jersey man is basking in the good fortune of a $273 million lottery jackpot win that wouldn’t have happened without the kindness of a stranger. He’s trying to find that person to reward them.
Commentary: Can Oklahoma Eliminate Overdose Deaths?
While there’s been progress in lowering the death rate from prescription opioids in Oklahoma, the number of opioid prescriptions written in the state outpaces the national average.
Protecting The ‘Unbanked’ By Banning Cashless Businesses In Philadelphia
Nearly 13 percent of Philadelphia’s population doesn’t have a bank account — more than double the regional average. The city has just become the first big city in the U.S. to ban cashless businesses.
Bill Shine Resigns As White House Communications Director
Shine, a former Fox News executive, will become a senior adviser to the president’s 2020 re-election campaign.
She’s A Lawyer … A Thespian … And Now A State Department ‘Woman Of Courage’
The U.S. Department of State has honored Sri Lanka’s Marini de Livera for her innovative combination of drama and legal work to aid women and children.
Afghan Ambassador Roya Rahmani: ‘We Will Not Be Going Back To The Time Prior To 2001’
Roya Rahmani is Afghanistan’s first woman ambassador to the U.S. “What makes me hopeful about women’s rights in Afghanistan is that women themselves, they have their own voice,” she tells NPR.
3 Indian Moms Went Looking For Role Models For Their Daughters
And they ended up writing a children’s book highlighting 51 women, past and present. It’s called The Dot That Went For A Walk.
Blackout In Venezuela Leaves Its Leaders Casting Blame In The Dark
President Nicolás Maduro blamed the “electricity war” on the United States, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó said the onus was on Venezuela’s ruling party, “the usurpers.”
House Passes Extensive Election And Campaign Finance Overhaul Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear, however, that the bill is going nowhere in the Senate.
The Left Behind Kids Of Venezuela
One or both parents have moved to another country to earn money to send back home at this time of economic crisis. The cash helps — but the kids often suffer from “migratory mourning.”
Making A Mark: Ancient Tonga Tattoo Tools May Illustrate Birth Of Polynesian Body Art
Australian researchers used carbon dating to determine the tattoo tools from Tonga are around 2,700 years old.
Berlin Marks International Women’s Day As A Public Holiday For The First Time
Residents of Berlin are off work after the region’s government made March 8 a public holiday. International Women’s Day goes back to German rights advocate Clara Zetkin.
U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month
The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.
Watch: SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down In Atlantic Ocean
The craft’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.
Asylum-Seekers Can Appeal Fast-Track Deportations, Court Rules
A 1996 law limited the ability of immigrants to appeal asylum officers’ decisions of whether they truly fear persecution in their home country. An appeals court says those limits are unconstitutional.