Jan 26 Watch 14:58 A look at Justice Stephen Breyer's career and opinions on the bench By John Yang, Maea Lenei Buhre, Leah Nagy, Ebony Joseph New reports Wednesday indicate Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, raising questions about his replacement. President Joe Biden said he will wait for Breyer's formal announcement. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cited the president's past words, indicating a desire to… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: U.N. sounds alarm over Afghan economy, says country has become a 'frozen hell' In our news wrap Wednesday, the secretary general of the United Nations sounded a dire warning about Afghanistan. The Federal Reserve is ready to ratchet up interest rates in a bid to beat back inflation. The city of San Jose,… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 8:37 U.S., NATO allies reject major Russian demands, offer different compromise By Nick Schifrin The United States and NATO on Wednesday rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine never be allowed to become a member of NATO, and that the expansion of NATO since 1997 be rolled back. Russian officials said they would study the written… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:40 Why the U.S. Postal Service is experiencing delays By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes A key part of the Biden administration's plan to distribute free COVID tests depends heavily on the United States Postal Service. White House officials say that effort is going well, with tens of millions of tests now being shipped. But… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:39 The Holocaust's quiet heroes, survivors honored in new book for children, teens By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman People across Europe, Israel, and the world are preparing to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day Thursday, commemorating millions of European Jews killed by Nazi Germany. The day was created in 2005 by the United Nations to sustain public awareness, which… Continue watching
Jan 26 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire By Mark Sherman, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, two sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court. Continue reading
Jan 26 California city approves first law in U.S. requiring gun owners to carry liability insurance By Associated Press A California city has voted to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what's believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 26 38 still missing off Flordia coast as situation grows 'dire,' Coast Guard says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: White House says Biden is committed to nominating the first Black woman to Supreme Court By Associated Press Psaki said the White House would have no comment on the news until Breyer makes the formal announcement of his retirement himself. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. moving toward a time 'when COVID is no longer a crisis' By Associated Press White House officials say hopefully we will get to where COVID-19 is acceptable and could be considered endemic when "it doesn't disrupt our capability to function in society in a relatively normal way."… Continue reading