Feb 14 What the pandemic taught us about racism at work and how to handle going back to the office By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn Digital correspondent Nicole Ellis spoke with Y-Vonne Hutchinson, the CEO and founder of Ready Set, a workplace inclusivity consulting firm, about how to talk about racism with your boss as employees return to the office. Continue reading
Feb 14 Judge dismisses Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against the New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 14 Biden's inflation plan offers long-term solutions, but faces voters demanding action now By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation but not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. Continue reading
Feb 14 Vice President Harris gives remarks on infrastructure law and high-speed internet By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation — just not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: State Department says the U.S. will close its embassy in Ukraine capital By Associated Press The United States said Monday it would close its embassy in the Ukraine capital and move all remaining staffers to a city near the Polish border as invasion fears intensify. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds briefing amid Ukraine tensions By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Kremlin is signaling it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the U.S. and Europe… Continue reading
Feb 14 Judge for Arbery killing hate crimes trial to seat jury By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A jury with three Black members was sworn in Monday for the federal hate crimes trial of the white men previously convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, whose killing prosecutors will argue was motivated by racism. Continue reading
Feb 14 Busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing re-opens but protests continue in Ottawa By Rob Gillies, Corey Williams, Associated Press The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persists as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:23 Racism, human rights: Allegations mar marquee sporting events By PBS NewsHour With the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics and Super Bowl, Sunday may be one of the year’s biggest sporting days. But the organizers are in the news for all the wrong reasons – China has seen diplomatic boycotts of the Games… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 4:33 Why gas prices could remain high for some time By Hari Sreenivasan Inflation in the U.S. has jumped at its fastest rate in 40 years, the Labor Department announced last week. Costs of food and fuel have been rising – and while there may be fluctuations in prices, gasoline prices are expected… Continue watching