Dec 20 WATCH: Jury deliberates in trial of Kim Potter, former officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 10 By Amy Forliti, Scott Bauer, Associated Press The jury weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright worked through its second day of deliberations Tuesday without any hint of progress they might have made. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Jury begins deliberations in Kim Potter trial over Daunte Wright shooting In our news wrap Monday, a Minneapolis jury began deliberating manslaughter charges against Kim Potter. The Pentagon clarified its rules on extremism in the military in further detail. Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric won Sunday's presidential runoff against a far-right lawmaker. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 7:05 What we've learned from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial By John Yang, Courtney Norris Closing arguments were made Monday in the federal sex-trafficking and conspiracy trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. Maxwell faces six counts for allegedly aiding and abetting Epstein’s abuse of underage teens. She is accused… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 9:03 Dr. Collins reflects on career at NIH, COVID response effort, work on genome sequencing Judy Woodruff speaks to Dr. Francis Collins, who is retiring from his role as director of the National Institutes of Health after more than a decade, about his career. He warned that the U.S. may face a million COVID cases… Continue watching
Dec 20 Less than a month after discovery, Omicron now 73 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Federal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week. Continue reading
Dec 20 Jury to decide in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell is now squarely in the hands of a jury. The jury received the case in Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial just before 5 p.m. Monday, after prosecutors and Maxwell's defense attorneys delivered closing arguments. Continue reading
Dec 20 Moms have made it work during the pandemic -- but at what cost? By Megan McGrew, Molly Finnegan The worry that the coronavirus will upend life at any moment has never let up for families. Continue reading
Dec 20 Biden raises automobile fuel-economy standards to fight climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. Continue reading
Dec 20 Captive missionaries made daring escape, says church agency By Peter Smith, Associated Press Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press According to the Pentagon, fewer than 100 military members are known to have been involved in substantiated cases of extremist activity in the past year. But they warn that the number may grow. Continue reading