Nation Feb 16 A year after toxic train derailment, Biden visits East Palestine to mixed reception More than a year since a toxic train derailment devastated the small Ohio town of East Palestine, President Biden visited the community for the first time on Friday. The initial fire and controlled burn of chemicals a few days later…
Politics Feb 16 Brooks and Capehart on death of Putin critic Navalny and Trump's latest legal blow New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the death of outspoken Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a main source for the Republicans’ Biden impeachment…
Nation Feb 15 Kansas City officials reflect on security after deadly Super Bowl parade shooting Kansas City is coping with the aftermath of the Super Bowl parade shooting that left one person dead and 22 others injured. Half of them were under the age of 16. The shooting left local officials asking themselves about what…
Nation Feb 15 Informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Burisma The special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation charged a one-time informant with lying about President Biden and his son. Alexander Smirnov is accused of falsely claiming Ukrainian energy firm Burisma paid the Bidens $5 million apiece in 2015 and…
World Feb 14 Former general linked to human rights abuses elected as Indonesia's next president Prabowo Subianto appears to be the winner of Indonesia's presidential election. Prabowo currently serves as Defense Minister and was accused of major human rights abuses, including overseeing the abduction of democracy activists. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy and sits…
Arts Feb 12 'The Space Race' documentary explores Black astronauts' efforts to overcome injustice A new documentary explores the little-known stories of the first Black pilots and engineers who were pioneers of NASA's space program. Geoff Bennett has this look at the film, “The Space Race,” which airs on the National Geographic Channel and…
Politics Feb 08 What Supreme Court justices signaled in hearing on removing Trump from Colorado ballot The Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark election case looking at whether Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 should disqualify him from appearing on Colorado's ballot. The justices scrutinized an obscure provision in the 14th Amendment at the center…
Politics Feb 07 Sen. Manchin criticizes colleagues, says immigration deal fell apart 'because of politics' Senate Republicans blocked the major bipartisan border security package. Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin about what happens next.
Nation Feb 06 Mother of Michigan school shooter convicted of manslaughter in unprecedented case For the first time, a parent has been convicted in a mass school shooting. Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after her son, Ethan Crumbley, killed four students and injured seven others in 2021 at Oxford High in…
Nation Feb 06 Boeing under pressure amid string of safety and quality control issues Boeing's problems were front and center again as the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the door panel that flew off an Alaska Airlines plane. It comes as the head of the head of the Federal Aviation…