Mar 20 Ukraine war is backdrop in U.S. push for hypersonic weapons By David Sharp, Associated Press Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:08 Amid growing humanitarian crisis, Zelensky calls for more peace talks By PBS NewsHour Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his call for peace talks as the humanitarian crisis grows. He blamed Putin for intentionally blocking aid and evacuation corridors as thousands of people remain trapped in Mariupol as fighting continues. NPR reporter Jason Beaubien… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 9:35 Racist language may soon be gone from Alabama's constitution By Megan Thompson When Alabama’s state constitution was written in 1901 by 155 white men, their goal was to “establish white supremacy in this state.” The document has been hotly debated ever since. Earlier this month, the state legislature took an important step:… Continue watching
Mar 18 Firing-squad executions get the greenlight in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The method was codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out the death sentence over the state's inability to procure lethal injection drugs. Continue reading
Mar 18 Informant provides key details about plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer By Ed White, Associated Press Jurors in Michigan have heard from an Army veteran who became an FBI informant after hearing members of a militia talk about killing police. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Moderna seeks FDA approval for a second COVID booster shot for adults By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, Moderna has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults, the death toll from a string of chain-reaction crashes on a Missouri roadway rose to six people,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Federal report finds unsafe conditions in New Mexico migrant jail By Ben Fox, Associated Press A government watchdog has found unsanitary and unsafe conditions at a New Mexico jail used to hold migrants and says it should be immediately closed. Continue reading
Mar 18 Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press State water officials said Friday they'll only give 5 percent of requested water supplies to contractors of the State Water Project, which provides water for 27 million people and a swath of farmland. Continue reading
Mar 18 Arkansas jury finds sheriff's deputy guilty of negligent homicide in teen's death By News Desk A former Arkansas deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop has been found guilty of negligent homicide. Continue reading
Mar 18 NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9 By Jill Bleed, Anita Snow, Cesar Attonio, Associated Press The University of the Southwest students, including one from Portugal and one from Mexico, and the coach were returning from a golf tournament in Midland, Texas, when the vehicles collided Tuesday night. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading