Apr 20 Majority of Americans support mask mandates for travel, AP-NORC poll finds By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation. Continue reading
Apr 20 Growing Arizona wildfire forces more than 700 people from their homes By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight after tearing through two-dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700 homes. Continue reading
Apr 19 New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to $87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse suits By Mike Catalini, Associated Press A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Bombings targeting Kabul schools kill at least 6, wound 17 In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House said it may appeal a federal court order against mask mandates for planes, trains and buses. Bombings targeting schools in Kabull kill at least six people and woundi 17. New developments in… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 4:06 How people are responding to end of transit mask mandates By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes For the first time in two years, many airplane passengers are flying maskless. After a judge’s decision to strike down a federal mask mandate for trains, planes and buses, the Justice Department said it would only appeal the ruling if… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 6:58 What a new report says about the trauma of family separation By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan A new report from Physicians for Human Rights details the psychological and emotional trauma of the Trump administration’s family separation policy. Judy Woodruff asks Chief Correspondent Amna Nawaz about ongoing lawsuits on the issue, growing concern about large numbers of… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 7:19 What we get wrong about mass shootings and how to curb them By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas Shootings in Pittsburgh and South Carolina this past weekend brought the year’s number of mass shootings (in which four or more people were killed) to 146. William Brangham talks to Mark Follman, a journalist who has long covered gun violence,… Continue watching
Apr 19 Gun safety activists decry inaction as U.S. mass shootings surge By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished. Continue reading
Apr 19 Judge says Georgia voters can challenge Rep. Greene's reelection run for role in Jan. 6 insurrection By Associated Press A federal judge on Monday ruled that a group of Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify U.S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Medical students seeking abortion training face nationwide restrictions By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press For many U.S. medical students and residents seeking abortion training, options are scant and under threat. But doctors-in-training who plan to perform abortions say they are undeterred. Continue reading