Mar 04 Watch 5:48 Strong jobs report signals more Americans returning to labor market as coronavirus wanes By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas The latest jobs reports shows U.S. job growth surged in February as the omicron wave of COVID-19 began fading. The Labor Department reports employers added a net of 678,000 jobs, the most since July. Jared Bernstein, who serves on the… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 12:33 Brooks and Capehart on war in Ukraine, Biden's priorities after State of the Union address New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia's ongoing assault against Ukraine and President Biden's State of the Union address and his agenda moving forward. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 1:34 Coach K's iconic college basketball career nears its end at Duke University This weekend in Durham, North Carolina at Duke University, Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final home game for the Blue Devils. He’s the most successful college men’s basketball coach in American history, winning 1,123 games, five national championships and three… Continue watching
Mar 04 6 months after arriving in U.S., Afghan evacuees still worry about the families they left behind By Gabrielle Hays, Roby Chavez About six months after the evacuation, about 84,600 Afghan nationals have arrived in the United States. Many face not only settling into a new life but also the added stress of loved ones stuck overseas. Continue reading
Mar 04 California police officer gets 6 years for shooting mentally ill man By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press The victim's mother, Jeannie Atienza, said in statement that the sentence brings some closure to the family now that the officer has been held to some account. Continue reading
Mar 04 Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes court-ordered mental health treatment for homeless people By Don Thompson, Janie Har, Associated Press California’s governor has unveiled a plan to create mental health courts that would mandate services to more homeless people with severe behavioral and addiction disorders. Continue reading
Mar 04 Judge approves plan between NFL, players to eliminate racial bias in concussion settlement By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press A federal judge in Philadelphia has approved new rules that seek to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout of NFL concussion claims. Continue reading
Mar 04 Despite its civil rights history, Selma, Alabama sees steady voter turnout decline By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting rights. But the act of voting is on the decline there almost 60 years after white police battered Black people marching for voting… Continue reading
Mar 04 Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly depleted funding dedicated directly to COVID-19 response. Continue reading