Feb 12 US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine By Jim Heintz, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Some airlines canceled flights to the Ukrainian capital and troops there unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members Sunday, as its president sought to project confidence in the face of U.S. warnings of possible invasion within days by a… Continue reading
Feb 11 Lone senator blocks Japanese internment camp designation, draws ire By James Anderson, Sam Metz, Associated Press Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups after blocking a proposal to create a national historic site at a former internment camp in rural Colorado. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 7:08 Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times challenges free speech protections By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori The boundaries of the U.S. Constitution and freedom of the press are being deliberated in Manhattan, as a jury considers Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times. It centers on a 2017 Times' editorial about dangerous rhetoric and… Continue watching
Feb 11 Teen bystander testifies she knew instantly Floyd was `in distress' By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A woman who was 17 when she came upon the sight of Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified she knew instantly that the Black man was "in distress."… Continue reading
Feb 11 Jury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press A widely circulated New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s lawyer said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial. A Times… Continue reading
Feb 11 Ukraine crisis escalates as Biden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland By Robert Burns, Associated Press A senior defense official says President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 more U.S. troops to Poland. Continue reading
Feb 11 Canadian judge orders an end to 5-day blockade at border bridge protest By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Associated Press A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll… Continue reading
Feb 11 More data needed on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, FDA says By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before clinical studies were finished. On Friday, the FDA reversed course. Continue reading
Feb 11 Quinta Brunson on the heart and humor that drives 'Abbott Elementary' By Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press The creator behind ABC's new comedy said there were two goals for her show: heart and humor. "I think when you put both of those things in a school, an elementary school — sorry, a public, underfunded elementary school —… Continue reading