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Call 18003419716. An explosion an a high school in the bronx. Parts of the building crumbling, three people left seriously hurt. And investigators try to figure out what went wrong. Reporter were told the explosion took place during the course of some summer construction work happening inside one of the science labs on the 6th floor here at jfk high school in the bronx. Three workers were seriously injured and have serious burns as a result of that explosion. The blast was lloyd, and it was very...

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Data suggests overt discrimination in courts, leading to overincarceration of people of color Herald Archives Cheddar cheese, waterparks and farmers’ markets … thinking of Wisconsin usually brings up these fun Midwest staples. Across the state, residents think fondly of their hometowns, and here in Madison, we pride ourselves on liberal political leanings and burgeoning art culture. But Wisconsin has under-publicized some of its more painful attributes. This state has some of the highest r...

In the Wisconsin judicial district made up of Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, black men are more than 50 percent more likely to be sentenced to prison than white men accused of similar crimes, a study shows. According to data included in a draft report for the Wisconsin Court System, the three-county Second Circuit District has among the state’s worst disparities in sentencing outcomes when comparing white men charged with crimes to black and Hispanic men. The report was created by ...

DENEEN SMITH In the Wisconsin judicial district made up of Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, Black men are more than 50 percent more likely to be sentenced to prison than white men accused of similar crimes, a study shows. According to data included in a draft report for the Wisconsin Court System, the three-county Second Circuit District has among the state’s worst disparities in sentencing outcomes when comparing white men charged with crimes to Black and Hispanic men. H...

Thes so much more broadcasting. different technologies. everything. >> reporter: its really a family event now. >> yeah. i mean, and its much more an international event, too. dick clark was the only game in town. you guys are here. this is the center of the action for the world. >> reporter: tim, happy new year to you. >> happy new year to. >> reporter: we are getting ready for the big event, just under 15 hours. back the you. >> i have done that duty before, too. good for you. stay warm out th...

under way. to sidney, australia, we go. where 2011 arrived just last hour and what a celebration. more than 1.5 million revelers gathered at the famed oprah house to usher in the new decade. revelers in new zealand with the largest fireworks display since the millennium celebrations and as other countries in other time zones get ready to ring in the new year, we begin with the cross roads of the world. new yorks times square. did they dig out all of that snow? cnns allan chernoff has a...

months worth of rain. torrents up and down the east coast. more than a foot in some places. 150 rescues in north carolina alone. and at least six deaths blamed on the massive storm. travel on the ground and in the air has been a complete nightmare for millions, and david muir is here on the wild washout. >> reporter: so much of the east coast today under water and under siege from what was tropical storm nicole, from north carolina up through pennsylvania, all the way up to new england...

good evening its only october first and already a big stretch of the country is wading through a months worth of rain. torrents up and down the east coast. more than a foot in some places. 150 rescues in north carolina alone. and at least six deaths blamed on the massive storm. travel on the ground and in the air has been a complete nightmare for millions, and david muir is here on the wild washout. >> reporter: so much of the east coast today under water and under siege from what was ...

Under way. to sidney, australia, we go. where 2011 arrived just last hour and what a celebration. more than 1.5 million revelers gathered at the famed oprah house to usher in the new decade. revelers in new zealand with the largest fireworks display since the millennium celebrations and as other countries in other time zones get ready to ring in the new year, we begin with the cross roads of the world. new yorks times square. did they dig out all of that snow? cnns allan chernoff has a birds eye...