Apr 12 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Shanghai loosens COVID lockdown, allowing residents to find supplies In our news wrap, more than 6.5 million people in Shanghai began venturing outside after a two-week COVID lockdown, New York's lieutenant governor has been arrested in a federal corruption probe, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined for violating COVID… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 2:05 Police search for suspect in New York City subway shooting By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Harry Zahn, Lynsey Jeffery Police in New York City are looking for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train Tuesday morning when at least 10 people were shot and 19 others hurt. The rampage left smoke in the station and people wounded… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 7:26 National Urban League’s ‘State of Black America’ report shows consistent disparities By John Yang, Matt Loffman Since 2005, the National Urban League has released an annual "Equality Index" to compare how Black Americans are doing in comparison to white Americans. This year, the index shows that Black Americans get only 73.9 percent of what white Americans… Continue watching
Apr 12 As California gets its final winter rains, drought is setting up a water battle By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado As a third consecutive dry year sets in on California, drought has become a source of stress and anxiety for farmers and communities. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: How student loan debt disproportionately hurts Black borrowers By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis, Hannah Grabenstein Americans, in total, owe nearly $1.75 billion in student loan debt, with more than 44 million people owing, according to a 2020 NAACP report. Continue reading
Apr 12 COVID helped make 2021 the deadliest year in U.S. history By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. New research is offering more insights into how it got that bad. Continue reading
Apr 12 Alabama families file lawsuit against state’s transgender youth treatment ban By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Families with transgender teens have sued the state of Alabama to block a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity. Continue reading
Apr 12 Philadelphia reinstates mask mandate in response to newest COVID-19 variant By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Apr 12 Annual report shows systemic racism continues to bring down Black people’s quality of life By Michael Warren, Associated Press Urban League President Marc Morial says the index shows how hard it is to overcome systemic racism that's made life harder in many ways for people of color. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Chinese and Russian threats to U.S. space capabilities expanding, Defense Intelligence Agency officials say By News Desk A report from 2019 said America’s dominance in space, which helps enable telecommunications and military intelligence, faces threats from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Continue reading