NATIONAL NEWS:
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Six former Rankin County, Mississippi, law enforcement officers are set to be sentenced beginning Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from the racially motivated torture of two Black men during an incident that took place on J… Read moreFormer Mississippi officers to be sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The New York City Department of Education is investigating claims that hundreds of new books -- many that were about people of color and LGBTQ identities -- were thrown in the trash at a Staten Island school after the NYC news outlet The Gothamist fi… Read moreBooks allegedly tossed in the trash at NYC school sparks investigation
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution in New York has denied Trump’s attempts to exclude the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape and testimony from key witnesses from his upcoming criminal trial.The defense argued… Read moreJudge rules 'Access Hollywood' tape admissible in Trump hush money trial
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a United States ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos -- a carcinogen that the agency estimates is linked to more than 40,000 U.S. deaths each year.The announcement comes as part of Preside… Read moreEPA bans remaining uses of cancer-causing asbestos in the US
USCP(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday started wearing body-worn cameras as part of its pilot program to protect its officers and members of Congress as well as enhance public trust, its chief said.Seventy Capitol Police officers will wear the body cameras during the 180-day p… Read moreCapitol Police wearing body cameras in pilot program to build public trust
Business News:
Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The push in Washington, D.C., for a potential TikTok ban has drawn mounting scrutiny toward the app over data privacy risks tied to Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.In making their case, some critics point to an allegedly tamer version of the app … Read moreIs TikTok different in China? Here's what to know
Hershey Co. candy bars are displayed for sale inside of the company's Chocolate World visitor center in Hershey, Pa., Nov. 28, 2017. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Easter is on the horizon, but the price of chocolate may leave a bitter aftertaste for some people lead… Read moreCompanies behind Hershey and Cadbury chocolate signal possible price hikes amid cocoa cost surge
Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 70 businesses across the country shut their doors Monday in a show of solidarity to call for federal paid family and medical leave.The day of action coincided with Women's History Month, highlighting the value of investing in women in the … Read more'Closed for paid leave': More than 70 businesses nationwide shut doors on day of action
ABC NewsTarget has brought a change into what was considered a quicker alternative for its customers to make purchases at its stores.The retail corporation announced Thursday via press release that it would switch its regular self-checkout to express self-checkout. The new concept would be r… Read moreTarget limits self-checkout for customers with 10 items or fewer
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A push to slash the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 achieved a breakthrough this week, gaining a foothold in the Senate with a proposal that would require businesses to offer the 32-hour workweek but preserve employee pay.The bill, put forward… Read moreWill Bernie Sanders' proposed 32-hour workweek pass Congress?