larry nassar, who has been convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls. in venezuela, at least 68 people have died in a fire in a prison in the northern city of valencia. prison officials say the fire erupted during an uprising at the prison. throughout the day wednesday, family members gathered outside the prison, demanding information about their loved ones. this is carmen caldera. >> they haven't told me anything. i want to know about my child. i don't have any information about him. we want information about our family members. we need information. look how desperate we are. amy: the ecuadorian government has cut off julian assange's internet access in the ecuadorian embassy of london, accusing assange of breaking an agreement not to issue statements that might interfere in the politics of other countries. the suspension of his internet came after assange challenged britain's accusation that russia was responsible for the poisoning of a russian spy and his daughter earlier this month. in a statement, the ecuadorian embassy said assange's social media

larry nassar, the former usa gymnastics team doctor who was convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls. blackmun's resignation came after the "wall street journal" reported he and the u.s. olympic committee failed to intervene in 2015 when they first heard allegations of nassar's sexual abuse -- a full year before the crimes were reported publicly by "the indianapolis star." in west virginia, public schools remain closed today after the state's teachers' union remained on strike over the high cost of health insurance. on tuesday, west virginia governor jim justice agreed to boost teacher salaries by 5% in the first year of a new contract, but the teachers say the deal isn't enough to offset skyrocketing premiums in the public employees insurance agency. some 20,000 teachers and 13,000 school staffers say they'll remain on strike until they win a better agreement on healthcare costs. in argentina, convicted mass murderer luciano benjamin menendez has died in prison at the age of 90. menendez was a senior military commander nicknamed "the hyena" during the u.s.-backed arg

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larry nassar, the former michigan state university and usa gymnastics team doctor who was convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of women and girls. a new report by the rainforest action network has revealed that investments in extreme fossil fuels have skyrocketed to $115 billion globally amid president trump's first year in office. investments in tar sands, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, have more than doubled. the report details how many investors and banks began increasing their fossil fuel investments after president trump promised to pull the united states out of the landmark paris climate accord. in massachusetts, a judge has found 13 protesters not responsible after they temporarily halted a pipeline's construction by nonviolently laying down in a trench being dug by spectra energy to carry fracked gas through west roxbury. district judge mary ann driscoll made her ruling after the protesters argued the necessity defense, saying their civil disobedience was justified by the urgent need to stop climate change. among those arrested in the civil disobedience was karenna gore, t