Feb 23 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Drugmakers seek regulatory approval for new COVID vaccine In our news wrap Wednesday, two drugmakers, Sanofi and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, say they hope to get another COVID vaccine on the market soon as they seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. Also, new government data shows deaths of pregnant… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 8:54 Why millions of older Americans are retiring early in the wake of the pandemic Among the reasons for the current labor shortage in the U.S. is the exodus of older workers retiring early during the pandemic. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 8:17 New book details why the author fled racial prejudice in the U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Jury deliberations began in the trial of three former officers involved with George Floyd's killing. But long before the trial Floyd's murder became a touchpoint and catalyst for some Black Americans who debated leaving the country due to racial and… Continue watching
Feb 23 Philadelphia police union sues city over ban stopping drivers for low-level offenses By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses, saying the law illegally preempts existing state laws on traffic violations. Continue reading
Feb 23 Prosecutors in charge of Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into Trump suddenly resigned By Associated Press The D.A.'s office investigation led to tax fraud charges last July against Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg. Continue reading
Feb 23 Senators demand Attorney General Garland reform Bureau of Prisons after AP investigation By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Feb 23 Jury deliberations begin in trial of 3 police officers involved in killing of George Floyd By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Continue reading
Feb 23 As omicron wave fades, is the U.S. heading toward herd immunity? By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Stocks fall amid Russian incursion in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Tuesday, stocks fell as Wall Street was shaken up by Russia's incursion into eastern Ukraine, the federal civil rights trial stemming from George Floyd's death wound down in Minnesota, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:42 Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 in Georgia were found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury concluded that Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan targeted and shot Arbery because he was… Continue watching