Dec 27 Ghislaine Maxwell jury continues to deliberate, signals no verdict in trial yet By Associated Press A jury has signaled that it's settled into deliberations at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell with a request for a white board and different colored sticky notes. Continue reading
Dec 27 Major weekend snowstorm blankets Northern California, closes mountain roads By Associated Press A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days. Continue reading
Dec 27 U.S. steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires By Tom Krishner, Associated Press U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. Continue reading
Dec 27 Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021 By David Bauder, Associated Press The metrics are ugly for many television, digital and print news organizations: after record-setting engagement numbers in 2020, many people are cutting back on news consumption. Continue reading
Dec 27 Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as 'ant man,' dead at 92 By Associated Press Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis, has died. He was 92. Continue reading
Dec 26 Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California By Associated Press A 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80 was shut Sunday from Colfax, California, through the Lake Tahoe region to the Nevada state line. The California Department of Transportation also closed other mountain routes while warning of poor visibility and slippery… Continue reading
Dec 25 NewsHour Weekend 2021: Best of arts, entertainment and tech By PBS NewsHour Weekend Here are some of our favorite stories of 2021 from the world of arts, entertainment and technology. Continue reading
Dec 25 Flight cancellations drag on as airlines short-staffed By Tali Arbel, Associated Press FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted 875 flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. canceled Saturday, up from 689 Friday. About 200 more flights were already canceled for Sunday. FlightAware does not say why flights are canceled. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 3:04 COVID-19 spreads holiday misery, as canceled flights strand thousands on Christmas Eve By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings The COVID-19 pandemic is once again upending holiday plans around the world, from halting air travel to scaling back festive celebrations. All this as new infections in the U.S. have spiked 55 percent in the last two weeks alone, largely… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Huge storm system dumps snow, heavy rain on much of western U.S. In our news wrap Friday, a huge storm system is dumping snow and heavy rain on much of the western U.S., a fire on a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh has left 39 people dead, Myanmar’s military launched a new… Continue watching