Dec 01 Mississippi clinic at epicenter of abortion debate stays open By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Jackson Women's Health Organization saw patients two or three days a week in recent years, but has doubled its hours to treat women from Texas and from Louisiana. Continue reading
Dec 01 Omicron disrupts travel industry's comeback as new restrictions are put in place By David Koenig, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press From shopping districts in Japan and tour guides in the Holy Land to ski resorts in the Alps and airlines the world over, a familiar dread is rising about the renewed restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Fed Chair Jerome Powell 'not at all sure' inflation will fade next year By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press In a fresh sign of his growing concerns about inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can't be sure that price increases will slow in the second half of next year as many economists expect. Continue reading
Dec 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks After nearly two hours of arguments on Wednesday, all six conservative justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump, indicated they would uphold the Mississippi law. Continue reading
Dec 01 Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt charges against former DOJ official By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The vote to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department lawyer who aligned with Trump as he tried to overturn his election defeat, comes as Trump's top aide at the time, chief of staff Mark Meadows, has… Continue reading
Nov 30 What charges does Jussie Smollett face at trial? By Michael Tarm, Associated Press The legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago has culminated in a trial, which entered its first full day of testimony Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: 3 dead, 8 injured in Michigan school shooting In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 3 students were killed after a shooting at their high school in southeastern Michigan. A federal appeals court upheld California's ban on high-capacity firearms magazines. New York City has become the first major… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:55 Government shutdown, Build Back Better bill, bigotry and other issues at stake in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Congress is back and facing a high stakes December on Capitol Hill. Funding for the government runs out on Friday, and lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a shutdown. On top of that, Senate Democrats have a long to-do list of… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 9:28 How pregnant Americans may be affected by Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi abortion law By Amna Nawaz, Geoffrey Lou Guray In one of the most aggressive challenges to Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in America, justices will decide the constitutionality of Mississippi's 2018 law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. If the court overturns… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:51 How new revelations in the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial reflect on Silicon Valley Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the former health technology company Theranos, faced cross-examination Tuesday in her fraud case. Federal prosecutors have alleged deception that led investors and patients to believe the company could conduct a range of tests using a few… Continue watching