Dec 31 New Year's Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states By Mark Pratt, Associated Press A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago. Continue reading
Dec 30 Court says abortion doctors can't be charged under Arizona law By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press An Arizona court ruled abortion doctors can't be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 5:57 FDA criticized for working too closely with biotech company to approve Alzheimer's drug By Geoff Bennett New findings from a congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration and the biotech company Biogen find the FDA broke its own protocols to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug last year. The report said the FDA worked too closely… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 5:35 Former Obama staffer fights to raise ALS awareness after devastating diagnosis By Brandis Friedman, WTTW When a former Obama campaign staffer was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, he was given six months to live. But five years later, with his wife's help, Brian Wallach is still fighting the disease and raising awareness in… Continue watching
Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 8:13 Southwest Airlines cancels more flights but promises a return to normal By Stephanie Sy, Alexis Cox Southwest Airlines has created a website for travelers impacted by the thousands of flight cancellations over the past week. The airline said it will reimburse passengers who paid for alternative travel arrangements, hotels, meals, rental cars and fuel. The company… Continue watching
Dec 29 Lack of information from China on COVID surge stirs global worry By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 8:15 Western New York digs out of snow as winter storm death toll rises By John Yang, Alexis Cox, Tommy Walters, Mike Fritz The great blizzard of 2022 is passing into the history books, but its legacy lingers on the ground and in the air. Confirmed deaths from the storm topped 60 with more than half of those in western New York state. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 5:07 Jackson dealing with another water crisis after cold weather damages beleaguered system By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah Clune Hartman Jackson, Mississippi, is dealing with its third water crisis in two years. This time, residents and businesses are under a boil advisory because of a loss of pressure that began on Christmas Eve. Ted Henifin is the interim manager hired… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 9:10 Movement in Thailand aims to help sex workers earn basic rights and protections By Neha Wadekar In one of the world's most popular sex tourism destinations, sex workers, nonprofit organizations and politicians are part of a growing movement to decriminalize the industry. It's an attempt to help sex workers earn basic rights and protections. Special correspondent… Continue watching