Apr 08 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Capitol attack In our news wrap Friday, a second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attacks, the White House celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation, Pakistan's prime minister accepts ruling blocking bid to dissolve parliament,… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 Federal jury in Michigan clears 2 defendants for plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By John Yang, Courtney Norris A Michigan jury found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not guilty Friday and failed to reach a verdict against two others. Federal prosecutors allege they planned to take Whitmer in the hopes it would disrupt… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:52 Minneapolis-based Children’s Theatre Company debuts play about race and policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Prosecutors this week declined to charge a white Minneapolis police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black man, Amir Locke. It comes nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd. Those killings have forced parents to grapple with… Continue watching
Apr 08 Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 insurrection By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. Continue reading
Apr 08 Thousands of Puerto Ricans without power after mass power outage strikes island By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Crews have restored power to some 650,000 customers out of nearly 1.5 million, but people in several neighborhoods have complained that the electricity went out once again as the island struggles to emerge from the blackout that also left more… Continue reading
Apr 08 SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination. Continue reading
Apr 08 Michigan jury deadlocks on some charges in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told the jury Friday to keep working on the unresolved charges. Decisions to convict or acquit must be unanimous. Continue reading
Apr 07 Manhattan district attorney says Trump criminal investigation is continuing despite leadership shakeup By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices is continuing despite a recent shakeup in the probe's leadership. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Congress votes to ban Russian oil and cut off normal trade relations In our news wrap Thursday, a near-unanimous Congress voted to cut off normal trade relations with Russia and ban imports of Russian oil, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive COVID, Pakistan's supreme court rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to… Continue watching
Apr 07 Alabama bans gender-affirming medication for youths By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama lawmakers have approved sweeping legislation outlawing transgender youth's access to gender-affirming medications. Continue reading