Apr 29 Watch 5:23 Antisemitic incidents hit a record high in 2021. What's behind the rise in hate? By William Brangham, Rachel Wellford The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks anti-Semitic behavior nationwide, found 2,717 incidents in 2021. That's a 34 percent rise from the year before and averages out to more than seven anti-Semitic incidents per day. Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of the… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 8:24 Three decades after Rodney King's beating, police reform in Los Angeles remains elusive By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Thirty years ago on Friday, parts of Los Angeles erupted in unrest after a jury acquitted four White Los Angeles police officers over the videotaped beating of Rodney King, a Black motorist. Stephanie Sy revisits the fallout from the assault… Continue watching
Apr 29 First new U.S. case of human bird flu confirmed in Colorado prison By David Pitt, Associated Press The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 29 Georgia man affiliated with Oath Keepers becomes 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Continue reading
Apr 29 Donald Trump, fighting daily contempt fines, says he doesn't have requested records By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump's lawyers have provided a New York judge with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn't turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general's office because he doesn't have them. Continue reading
Apr 29 How an algorithm that screens for child neglect could harden racial disparities By Sally Ho, Garance Burke, Associated Press Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood, are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect. Continue reading
Apr 29 Appeals court to consider paving way for Purdue Pharma deal out of bankruptcy By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to contribute billions of dollars to help combat the opioid crisis in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 29 Independents favor the GOP right now, poll finds. Here's why it matters By Laura Santhanam Current economic challenges, particularly inflation, have taken a toll not only on Democrats vying for their spots on Capitol Hill, but also on the one currently residing at the White House. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Moderna seeks FDA approval for its Covid vaccine for children under 6 In our news wrap Thursday, Moderna filed for FDA authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, Oklahoma lawmakers gave final approval to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, new research warns thousands of new… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:13 A divided Congress grapples with rising gas prices, COVID relief and immigration By Lisa Desjardins, Tyriana Evans, Saher Khan Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week and were met with a growing list of legislative items to tackle. From funding for Ukraine to more COVID relief, there’s a lot they’re hoping to accomplish before the legislative calendar is upended… Continue watching