Feb 04 Watch 3:20 A physician's Brief But Spectacular take on living with ALS By Melissa Williams For 30 years, Dr. Joel Shamaskin was a primary care physician in Rochester, New York. When he received a life-changing ALS diagnosis in 2016, he channeled his energy into what mattered most -- his family and his community. He offers… Continue watching
Feb 04 WATCH: What to expect from the Beijing Olympics By Nicole Ellis Wall Street Journal Reporter Rachel Bachman shared what she’s been watching in the runup to the Olympics, as well as what she expects from the Games, in this conversation with The PBS NewsHour’s Nicole Elli… Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump's claims that Pence could overturn election are 'wrong,' former VP says By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence is directly rebutting Donald Trump’s false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 04 A disabled activist speaks out about feeling 'disposable' By Rachel Scheier, Kaiser Health News Alice Wong, a writer and organizer in San Francisco, says the isolation and loss of the pandemic have shown society what it’s like to be disabled. Continue reading
Feb 04 Parents of Amir Locke say he was 'executed' by Minneapolis police By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say the Black man was "executed" by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Continue reading
Feb 04 Michael Avenatti found guilty of stealing from Stormy Daniels By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Michael Avenatti was convicted by a jury on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 04 Arbery's shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The reversal came days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal between defense attorneys and prosecutors that was met with stiff objections by Arbery's parents. Continue reading
Feb 04 COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000 By Ken Sweet, Associated Press With the brutal omicron wave rapidly easing its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of the 50 states, even as the nation’s death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: White House pushes back against joint statement from Russia, China By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki pushed back at a joint statement issued by the leaders of Russia and China who had declared their opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirmed that the island of Taiwan is a part of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Storm expected to glaze Pennsylvania, New England in ice By Kathleen Foody, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Ice threatened to wreak havoc on travel and electric service in the Northeast before the storm heads out to sea late Friday and Saturday. Continue reading