Jacksonville shooting prompts anger, empathy from Buffalo to Charleston Monday, September 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The moment Melvin Graham learned three Black people were fatally shot in a racially motivated rampage at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, he said his mind raced back to June 17, 2015. That was the day his sister and... Read More.
How popular are legacy college admissions preferences? Harvard scrutiny prompts debate Thursday, July 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Harvard University's legacy admissions policy has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, but it is not the only university to give preference to the children of alumni.Some of the top universities in the country... Read More.
One dead as heavy rain prompts flash flood emergency in parts of New York state Monday, July 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast prompted flash flood alerts in parts of New York state Sunday.A flash flood warning and a flash flood emergency were both issued in the lower Hudson Valley, New York, by the National Weather... Read More.
SCOTUS ruling prompts fear, criticism from LGBTQ community leaders Saturday, July 1 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- LGBTQ+ advocates, and the dissenting Supreme Court judges, fear the recent Supreme Court ruling on free speech has opened the door to encourage discrimination.The Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of an evangelical Christian website designer in a case involving... Read More.
Idaho college murders case prompts prosecution request for big budget hike Thursday, June 15 by ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Justice may be blind, but it's not cheap.Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four college students last fall, could cost more than eight times their entire annual trial budget.Meeting... Read More.
‘Karma’: Trump’s indictment prompts reaction from Central Park ‘Exonerated Five’ Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump called for the return of the death penalty in a series of ads in 1989 amid the case of the "Central Park Five" – five Black and brown boys wrongfully accused of rape and assault in New York City.More than... Read More.
Killing of Black transgender woman in Milwaukee prompts calls for justice Friday, March 3 by ABC News(MILWAUKEE) -- Cashay Henderson, a Black transgender woman fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is remembered by her family as "a jokester," "independent," "unapologetic," and someone who "walks to the beat of her own drum."And though she's remembered as a strong, bright presence in the... Read More.
Drug-resistant strain of Shigella bacteria prompts warning from CDC Monday, February 27 by ABC News(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Friday about an increase in an antibiotic-resistant strain of the Shigella bacteria.Shigella is highly infectious and causes around 450,000 infections in the U.S. every year, according to the CDC.Shigella is transmitted... Read More.
Proposed transgender policy prompts student outcry in Virginia Beach Tuesday, February 21 by ABC News(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA) -- Some students in Virginia are protesting a proposed transgender policy from the Virginia Department of Education.At a Virginia Beach school board meeting last week, roughly 20 students spoke out about their personal experiences, as well as the experiences of their... Read More.
Death of Memphis man after traffic stop prompts federal civil rights investigation Wednesday, January 18 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI and the Justice Department have opened a coordinated civil rights investigation into the recent death of a Memphis man after a confrontation with police, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin G. Ritz announced.This investigation into the death... Read More.
