Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Officer pleads guilty to sex abuse of minor in mentor group
A third Kentucky police officer who was involved with a now-defunct youth mentoring program has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a juvenile female in the group
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020

Baltimore mayor vetoes renaming Christopher Columbus obelisk
Baltimore’s mayor has vetoed a bill that would have rededicated a Christopher Columbus monument to victims of police violence
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020

Comic: A kids' guide to coping with the pandemic (and a printable zine)
Kids, this comic is for you. You've been living through this pandemic for months - and you might be feeling sad, frustrated or upset. But there are lots of different ways to deal with your worrie...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 16, 2020

Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The online colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 16, 2020

'We are shipping to the U.S.': Inside China's online synthetic drug networks
Kim Ryu for NPRHe is a slight, bespectacled man. Colleagues at the industrial materials company where he works describe him as a humorous but diligent employee, known for driving his white Jeep around...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 16, 2020

Over 1M kids tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S.
A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Stephanie Keith | Getty ImagesChildren now make up at least 1 in 11 of all reported U.S...
Homepage - MPR News Nov 16, 2020

Man in prison for murder charged in 1989 cold case killing
A man imprisoned for killing a former girlfriend in Washington a decade ago has pleaded guilty to slaying his estranged wife who disappeared from her Virginia home in 1989
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020

TVA to choose from 2 landfills for coal ash removal project
The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering moving toxin-laden coal ash from a retired plant in Memphis to one of two off-site landfills as it begins preparing for the $500 million removal project
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020

WVa high court deals setback in state's Catholic church suit
West Virginia's high court says the state attorney general cannot use a consumer protection law to sue a Roman Catholic diocese over sexual abuse allegations
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020

McCarrick scandal, pandemic pose challenges for US bishops
For the first time, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is holding one of its national meetings online rather than in person
ABC News: US Nov 16, 2020