RSN: NY AG Eric Schneiderman Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

08 May 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News STILL CAN’T GET DONATIONS MOVING - HELP OUT! - We are still trying to get the May fundraiser moving (unsuccessfully so far). We certainly have enough Readers but so far very few donations. A few donations would really help. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! NY AG Eric Schneiderman Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations  Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker Excerpt: "Schneiderman is facing a reckoning of his own. As his prominence as a voice against sexual misconduct has risen, so, too, has the distress of four women with whom he has had romantic relationships or encounters." READ MORE Voters at a polling precinct. (photo: Getty Images) Seven Primaries to Watch Today Lisa Hagen, The Hill Hagen writes: "Tuesday is one of the biggest primary days of 2018." READ MORE A one-year-old from El Salvador clings to his mother after she turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents on December 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images) Children to Be Separated From Parents Illegally Crossing Border Under New Trump Admin Policy Joseph Tanfani and Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times Excerpt: "The Trump administration will increase criminal prosecutions of parents entering the United States illegally and place their children in protective custody as part of efforts to tighten immigration enforcement, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official." READ MORE Bernie Sanders. (photo: Antonella Crescimbeni) Bernie Gets Socialistic Max B. Sawicky, Jacobin Sawicky writes: "A national job guarantee has opened radical horizons for the Left. We should fight for it - but the devil is in the details." READ MORE The National Rifle Association's annual convention. (photo: AJC.com) NRA Boycotts Dallas Restaurant for Supporting 'Reasonable and Effective Gun Regulations' Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post Schmidt writes: "With about 80,000 people converging in Dallas for the National Rifle Association's annual convention, one local restaurant decided to send a message to the flood of visitors." READ MORE Kabul has acknowledged civilian casualties occurred. (photo: Gloria Wilson) Afghan Air Attack Killed 30 Children William Gallo, VOA News Gallo writes: "An Afghan Air Force attack on an open-air religious gathering killed 30 children and wounded 51 more last month, according to a United Nations investigation published Monday." READ MORE International shipping counts for more than 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, roughly the same as aircraft. (photo: iStock) The Race Is On to Decarbonize the 50,000-Plus Ships That Carry Our Stuff Around the World Fred Pearce, Ensia Pearce writes: "Earlier this month, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a U.N. agency in charge of shipping, agreed to cut total greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050, and to pursue 'efforts towards phasing them out entirely.'" READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation