Dec 09 Two victims of Oxford shooting file $100M lawsuits against school By Corey Williams, Associated Press Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: "Wrong direction", Biden sounds alarm on global democracy at virtual summit By Aamer Madhani, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Joe Biden has opened the first White House Summit for Democracy by sounding an alarm about a global slide for democratic institutions. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: Bob Dole lies in state at U.S. Capitol By Associated Press He shaped tax and foreign policy and worked vigorously to help the disabled, enshrining protections against discrimination in employment, education and public services in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 2 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police testified Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright but that he "wasn’t answering me and he was… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Pfizer says booster offers protection against omicron variant In our news wrap Wednesday, drug maker Pfizer says its double-dose vaccine — plus a booster — may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. Olaf Schultz has officially become Germany's chancellor — marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 4:54 Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray The U.S. Supreme Court grappled once again with the issue of church and state. As John Yang reports, Wednesday’s arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at religious schools in Maine comes on the heels of… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 6:19 As ex-officer faces trial in Daunte Wright killing, many worry systemic change unlikely By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Lawyers presented opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. Last April, she fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 11:33 As some hail bill to counter military sexual assault, others decry 'missed opportunity' By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Late Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representative passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill, which still needs Senate approval, includes a number of changes to how the military deals with its long-standing problem of sexual… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 4:56 The U.S. debt ceiling, explained By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan U.S. Senators are deciding how they'll vote on a deal to raise the debt ceiling, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first piece of a plan to avoid a default Tuesday night. Leaders in both parties are projecting… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 7:10 Sen. Thune: Vaccine mandates will have 'countereffect,' must be overturned to save jobs The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday evening on repealing President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The measure is expected to pass with support from Democrats Joe Manchin and Jon Tester. But the bill faces… Continue watching