News in Brief Viewfinder: Polling Stations Open for Costa Rica’s Presidential Election Valeria Gonzalez, 19, votes for the first time, at the Porfiro Brenes school in Moravia, San Jose, on February 4th, 2018. See More
Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News Jason Van Dyke Is Convicted on Murder and Aggravated Battery Charges On Friday, a jury convicted Jason Van Dyke, a white Chicago police officer, of the second-degree murder of black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. See More
News in Brief California Strikes a Deal for a $15 Minimum Wage by 2022 The state will have to make other adjustments to ensure a positive transition to the new wage, which stands to raise incomes for hundreds of thousands of workers. See More