Feb 11 Once confined to classical music, figure skaters now turn to an eclectic mix of genres By Sally Ho, Associated Press Figure skating at the Beijing Olympics has witnessed a birth of more current, mainstream and offbeat music that first took hold four years ago in Pyeongchang, the first Winter Games in which lyrics were allowed. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Amanda Seitz, Tom Krishner, Associated Press The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border… Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hold news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will give a news briefing Friday, Feb. 11. The briefing comes on the same day that President Joe Biden signed an executive order to create a pathway to… Continue reading
Feb 11 Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The order will require U.S. financial institutions to facilitate access to billions of dollars of assets for the Afghan relief and basic needs and to fund ongoing litigation by U.S. victims of terrorism. Continue reading
Feb 10 Abortions in Texas drop by 60 percent in 1st month under new restrictions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Abortions in Texas fell by 60 percent in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Inflation rises to highest level in 40 years In our news wrap Thursday, the Labor Department reports consumer prices in January jumped 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year increase since 1982. Also, Freddie Mac reported 30-year home loan rates hit their highest point in two… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:00 How Trump may have violated the Presidential Records Act By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman There were more headlines Thursday about Donald Trump and his potential mishandling of White House records, including questions about whether the former president broke federal law. Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney and senior FBI official, joins Geoff Bennett to… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:16 What ending forced arbitration for sexual assault claims could mean for survivors By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori A major bipartisan law to empower victims of sexual harassment and assault cleared the Senate Thursday and heads to President Biden's desk for a signature. It's the most significant #MeToo legislation to pass in Congress since the movement began. Lisa… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:26 Biologists take drastic measures to save Florida manatees at risk of starvation By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Last year was the deadliest on record for manatees, many of whom starved to death because of a lack of seagrass. A die-off is happening again this year, and federal and state officials as well as volunteers in Florida are… Continue watching
Feb 10 WATCH: Angelina Jolie urges Senate to pass new deal on domestic violence bill By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a proposal to reauthorize the 1990s-era law that extends protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence after it lapsed in 2019 because of Republican opposition. Actor Angelina Jolie praised the proposal… Continue reading