Feb 25 WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Joe Biden has introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: US will join European allies in imposing sanctions aimed at Putin, White House says By Adam Kemp “I would say that a moment where a leader is ... in the middle of invading a sovereign country is not the moment where diplomacy feels appropriate,” Psaki told reporters at a White House briefing. “It does not mean we… Continue reading
Feb 25 Johnson & Johnson, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: SEC is investigating Elon Musk, his brother for insider trading In our news wrap Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother broke insider trading rules, a judge orders a Michigan couple to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after their son allegedly… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 6:26 Former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted in federal court of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. They were on the scene assisting fellow officer Derek Chauvin when he pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes,… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 6:04 Claiming abuse, Texas tries to prevent gender-affirming care for trans children By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general have directed state agencies to investigate families who provide gender-affirming medical care for transgender children. Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, a pediatric endocrinologist and the medical director of the Child and Adolescent Gender… Continue watching
Feb 24 Parents of teen charged in Oxford high school shooting to stand trial By Corey Williams, Associated Press A judge has ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Continue reading
Feb 24 3 former officers convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Tou Thao, the Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders at the scene of George Floyd’s killing, was convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Continue reading
Feb 24 Whistleblowers say they're being bullied for exposing federal prison abuses By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Federal prison employees say they're being bullied and threatened for raising concerns about serious misconduct and claim it's indicative of widespread problems in the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Feb 24 10 years after killing of Trayvon Martin, nation continues its reckoning on racial justice By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media. Continue reading