Dec 08 Thousands of Afghans wait at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security and refugee resettlement agencies say they hope to have the Afghans off the bases and into American communities by Feb. 15. Continue reading
Dec 08 Looted Gilgamesh tablet, one of world's oldest surviving works of literature, returns to Iraq By Associated Press The Gilgamesh tablet is part of a section of a Sumerian poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is one of the world’s oldest works of literature, and one of the oldest religious texts. Continue reading
Dec 08 Congressional leaders reach elaborate deal to raise debt ceiling By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congress approved a $480 billion increase in the nation’s debt limit in October. That’s enough for the Treasury to finance the government’s operations through Dec. 15, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's projection. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 1 By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Jurors at the trial of the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright are hearing starkly different versions of events. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: House Ways and Means committee holds a hearing on 'the Pandora Papers and hidden wealth' By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Democrats on a U.S. House committee pushed Wednesday for reducing the financial secrecy that has allowed many of the world's richest and most powerful to hide their assets in South Dakota and other trust-friendly states. Continue reading
Dec 08 LISTEN: The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on using public funds for religious schools By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to rule that religious schools can't be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations' access to taxpayer money. Continue reading
Dec 08 Significant outage at Amazon causes widespread disruptions at U.S. businesses By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce operation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: U.S. will 'pay the price' for Beijing Olympics boycott, China says In our news wrap Tuesday, China warned that the U.S. will "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. French authorities have reportedly arrested one of the suspected killers of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 3:04 What we know about Congress' unusual solution to the debt ceiling disagreement By Lisa Desjardins The clock has been ticking on the next potential fiscal crisis for the U.S. Government. The nation’s debt ceiling could be reached as soon as next week, and the government might not have the funds to pay its bill. But… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:24 Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy… Continue watching