Jan 03 Watch 4:26 How robots can help give struggling dairy farmers a boost — if they can afford them By Maryann Lazarski and Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with farmers Monday to discuss strategies to increase competition and combat rising prices for meat. With bigger farms taking over a larger share of the market overall, many smaller dairy farms are also… Continue watching
Jan 03 Elizabeth Holmes jury split on 3 of 11 fraud charges By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The jurors spent much of their holiday season behind closed doors in a San Jose, California, courthouse weighing reams of evidence presented during a three-and-a-half-month trial. Continue reading
Jan 03 School, work, travel paused as snow blankets Washington D.C. By Aamer Madhani, Parker Purifoy, Associated Press A winter storm is blanketing streets in and around the nation's capital, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter. Continue reading
Jan 03 Lawmakers should move to 'maximal telework' amid virus surge, says Congress' doctor By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress' top doctor says lawmakers should move to a "maximal telework posture."… Continue reading
Jan 03 New York attorney general subpoenas Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. By Michael Sisak, Associated Press New York's attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family's business practices. Continue reading
Jan 03 As worries about U.S. democracy grow, Democrats and activists push Biden for voting rights legislation By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden only rarely talks about last January's violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the conspiratorial lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Continue reading
Jan 03 Authorities search for 2 missing in Colorado fire, investigating cause By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press Colorado search teams are looking for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive wildfire while people who escaped the flames are sorting through what didn't burn. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Biden meets with independent farmers and ranchers about competition in the meat industry By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden met virtually with independent farmers and ranchers on Monday to discuss initiatives to reduce food prices by increasing competition within the meat industry. Continue reading
Jan 03 Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 insurrectionist portrayed as martyr by some, had violent past By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray the woman who was shot by a police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed. But the life of the 35-year-old… Continue reading
Jan 03 As omicron surges, FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Continue reading