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
Jan 25 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Pfizer starts clinical trial of omicron-based vaccine In our news wrap Tuesday, Pfizer began a clinical trial of an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to ward off the highly contagious omicron variant. The International Monetary Fund slashed its growth forecast citing the omicron variant and other factors. London's… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:21 How the 2020 census data has started new gerrymandering battles All across the country, states are busy at work redrawing congressional lines that will help determine the balance of power in Washington for the next decade. To check in on the status of this reapportionment in some key states based… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:28 Rising COVID hospitalizations in San Antonio burden fatigued health care workers By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The highly contagious omicron variant has brought new daily COVID-19 case numbers to record highs this month. The magnitude of infections have again left many hospitals under tremendous pressure and on the brink. In Texas, where just 58 percent of… Continue watching