Apr 13 CDC extends public transit mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases tick up By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3rd the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Apr 13 San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken becomes first female on-field MLB coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants against San Diego. Continue reading
Apr 13 Police arrest man accused of shooting 10 in Brooklyn subway attack By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense. Continue reading
Apr 13 Lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of breaking law while nearly doubling Twitter stock By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Elon Musk's huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower… Continue reading
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