Dec 24 The misunderstood fruitcake has a magnificent shelf life -- and history By Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation To the Romans, it was the original energy bar. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 9:07 How the guilty verdict in the Kim Potter trial could influence police reform By John Yang, Courtney Norris A jury convicted former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter Thursday on two counts of manslaughter after 27 hours of deliberations. Potter shot Daunte Wright, 20, after reaching for her taser but drawing her gun. The April incident began as a… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 9:42 Americans face COVID testing lags ahead of holidays: 'We're very, very far behind' By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings The new coronavirus variant is driving a surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Omicron is now present in all 50 states - just three weeks after it was first detected in the U.S. It has raised questions and… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $241M to improve ports, ease inflation In our news wrap Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $241 million in grants to improve U.S. ports. Low mortgage rates and high demand during the pandemic have caused new home sales in the U.S. to jump 12.4… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 5:38 Supreme Court to hear arguments on two vaccine mandates. Here's what to expect By John Yang, Ebony Joseph The Supreme Court will hold a special hearing on Jan. 7 to consider challenges to two pieces of the Biden administration’s strategy to get the pandemic under control. One is the requirement that big employers ensure their staff either get… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 9:10 Joan Didion's nephew reflects on her legacy and inspirations: 'Life was her material' By Jeffrey Brown, Leah Nagy Jeffrey Brown reflects on the life's work of author and essayist Joan Didion with her nephew, Griffin Dunne. Dunne is an actor, filmmaker, and director of the 2017 documentary, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold."… Continue watching
Dec 23 Company seeks to restore oil lease on land sacred to tribes By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Badger-Two-Medicine area near Glacier National Park is the site of the creation story of the Blackfoot tribes of southern Canada and Montana's Blackfeet Nation. Continue reading
Dec 23 Buttigieg doles out $241 million to U.S. ports to boost supply chain By Hope Yen, Associated Press It includes $52.3 million to help boost rail capacity at the port in Long Beach, California, and $20 million for Portsmouth, Virginia, to build out a supply chain for the offshore wind industry. Continue reading
Dec 23 Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston. The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles says it had identified "procedural errors" in how pardons were issued this year. Continue reading
Dec 23 New Year's Eve in Times Square still on amid omicron spread, just with smaller crowd By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says next week's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will still go on, just not with as many revelers as usual because of COVID-19. Continue reading