Feb 22 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Stocks fall amid Russian incursion in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Tuesday, stocks fell as Wall Street was shaken up by Russia's incursion into eastern Ukraine, the federal civil rights trial stemming from George Floyd's death wound down in Minnesota, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:42 Analyzing the federal hate crimes trial for the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 in Georgia were found guilty Tuesday of federal hate crimes. The jury concluded that Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William Bryan targeted and shot Arbery because he was… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 8:36 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the threat of Russian cyberattacks By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Saher Khan With President Biden's announcement Tuesday that new sanctions are being imposed on Russia, concerns are growing that Moscow could retaliate, including with potential cyberattack against the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:24 U.S. women soccer players reach $24 million settlement in fight for equal pay By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson The U.S. women's national soccer team has reached a $24 million equal-pay settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation. The federation also committed to equalizing future pay for women. Julie Foudy, an ESPN analyst, retired two-time World Cup champion and Olympic… Continue watching
Feb 22 Jury to be finalized in Breonna Taylor-related shooting case By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Lawyers are returning to court to finish picking a jury for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Attorney General Garland speaks after guilty verdicts in Arbery hate crimes case By Associated Press Garland said, "the Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. And as Americans, all of us have a moral obligation to combat the hatred and bigotry that motivates those crimes."… Continue reading
Feb 22 Wall Street skid continues as Ukraine crisis escalates By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as tensions escalated in Ukraine over Russia's decision to send forces into that nation's eastern regions. Continue reading
Feb 22 Trial of 3 officers involved in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The officers are accused of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care on the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Feb 22 All 3 defendants found guilty of federal hate crimes in Arbery killing By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The verdict — handed down one day before the second anniversary of Arbery’s death on Feb. 23, 2020 — was symbolic, coming just months after all three defendants were convicted of murder in a Georgia state court and sentenced to… Continue reading
Feb 22 White House calls Russian moves on Ukraine an 'invasion' By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House is now calling Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion. Continue reading