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• Epstein's accusers grapple with complex emotions about promised release of Justice Department files

  November 22, 2025 1:12 PM

  For Marina Lacerda, the upcoming publication of U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein represent more than an opportunity for justice: Lacerda says she was just 14 when Epstein started sexually abusing her at his New York mansion, but she struggles to recall much of what happened because it is such... more »

• How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

  August 24, 2025 12:39 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country. Ahead of the storm's anniversary, The Associated Press asked three... more »

• Texas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justice

  July 2, 2025 10:58 AM

  " Texas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justice " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief ,... more »

• Panel to spotlight issues surrounding Valley survivors of domestic violence Play Video

  February 3, 2020 10:25 PM

  WESLACO – A woman was shot in the hand by her father a couple of years ago. Now, he’s in prison and she is using her domestic and gun violence experience to help lift others and also to spark a conversation in the Rio Grande Valley she says people are... more »