Dec 09 U.S. narcotics agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian cartel By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General slammed the DEA in a report over the summer for failing to properly oversee what are supposed to be tightly monitored stings of the sort this agent worked on. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: CDC, FDA expand booster availability to 16- and 17-year-olds In our news wrap Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the availability of COVID-19 booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds. The White House is bracing for more bad news on inflation… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 4:37 Busy day for Biden tackling global state of democracy, COVID-19 and domestic policy By Yamiche Alcindor, Matt Loffman President Joe Biden's agenda on Thursday included foreign policy, a trip to Capitol Hill, and a briefing on COVID response. Nearly a year into his first term, Biden kicked off the day speaking to leaders around the world about the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:20 How a 'mass movement' based on election lies is threatening American democracy As President Joe Biden and international leaders discuss the decline of democracy around the world, some political watchers are concerned that the survival of American democracy is also at risk. The Atlantic magazine's cover story, “January 6 Was Just Practice… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:00 Gen. McKenzie on U.S. policy, commitments and action in the Middle East and Asia By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The United States has left Afghanistan, but it is just part of the region that Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie counts as his responsibility. He oversees the Middle East and Southwest Asia as the top general at U.S. Central Command. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:16 Despite strong vaccination rate, Vermont sees COVID spike amid booster shot lag By William Brangham, Claire Mufson As the country braces for the unknowns of the new omicron variant, the delta variant is still overwhelming parts of the United States. Some states in the Northeast and Midwest have seen sustained record-breaking case numbers. William Brangham reports on… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:25 Why PFAS are so impervious, and who is most at risk from the forever chemicals By Miles O'Brien, Fedor Kossakovski The new infrastructure law contains $10 billion for cleaning up drinking water that has been contaminated by a specific group of man-made chemicals. But problems with "forever chemicals" go back decades, and are located in many places around the U.S. Continue watching
Dec 09 Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 7:28 'Woke Racism' tackles anti-racism, performative action and its effect on Black Americans By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet Jeffrey Brown visits Columbia University to talk to professor and author John McWhorter, whose new book, "Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America," pushes back on ideas that have gained popularity in recent years amid the ongoing… Continue watching
Dec 09 New York Attorney General Letitia James ends run for governor By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Democrat said in a statement Thursday that she needs to continue her work as attorney general, citing "a number of important investigations and cases" underway. Continue reading