Feb 23 Prosecutors in charge of Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into Trump suddenly resigned By Associated Press The D.A.'s office investigation led to tax fraud charges last July against Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg. Continue reading
Feb 23 Senators demand Attorney General Garland reform Bureau of Prisons after AP investigation By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Feb 23 Jury deliberations begin in trial of 3 police officers involved in killing of George Floyd By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Continue reading
Feb 23 As omicron wave fades, is the U.S. heading toward herd immunity? By Victoria Milko, Associated Press Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. Continue reading
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