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
Mar 04 WATCH: Biden announces investment in Siemens as part of his Made in America initiative By James Ellingworth, Associated Press President Joe Biden has been pushing for more U.S. factory jobs — and he was joined Friday by the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment in producing equipment for the electrical infrastructure. Continue reading
Mar 04 U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, another solid gain that underscored the economy's robust health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Ex-officer acquitted for wanton endangerment in raid that killed Breonna Taylor In our news wrap Thursday, a jury in Louisville, Kentucky acquitted a former police officer of wanton endangerment stemming from Breonna Taylor's killing, bipartisan momentum builds for a ban on Russian oil shipments to the U.S., the Supreme Court rejected… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 8:22 Rep. Adam Schiff on potential criminal conspiracy charges against former President Trump By Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol wrote that there is evidence to conclude former President Trump and members of his campaign "engaged in a criminal conspiracy" to… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 3:36 A Brief But Spectacular take on change and healing By PBS NewsHour Homeboy Industries has been part of Hector Verdugo's life for over 16 years. He's now their associate executive director, but he first received their guidance after getting arrested at 14 years old. Based in Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries and its… Continue watching
Mar 03 Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women's college athletics, rejecting opponents' argument that she would harm children to solve a nonexistent problem. Continue reading
Mar 03 Ex-officer cleared of wanton endangerment during Breonna Taylor raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The jury on Thursday found Brett Hankison not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that ripped into a neighboring apartment. Continue reading