Dec 13 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing amid tornado response By News Desk President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week's devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more. Continue reading
Dec 13 Biden aims to cut bureaucratic runaround for government services By Josh Boak, Associated Press Monday's order will attempt to streamline a broad range of services: renewing passports, applying for Social Security benefits, getting aid after natural disasters and much more. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Harris speaks about infrastructure plan after touring electric vehicle facility By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration has release a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and ultimately transform the U.S. auto industry. Continue reading
Dec 13 Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The expected action Monday comes as lawmakers are releasing new details about documents Meadows has handed over to the committee. Continue reading
Dec 13 Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens By Bruce Schreiner, Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Officials struggled Monday to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in five states. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gives update on tornado damage By Bruce Schreiner, Claire Galofaro, Associated Press Kentucky's governor said that at least 64 people were killed in the state during a devastating cluster of tornadoes. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 4 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright walked jurors through the differences between her handgun and her Taser on Monday. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 4:10 Kentucky communities in shock as death toll from tornadoes rises By PBS NewsHour Search and rescue operations continue across several states after the devastation caused by the tornado outbreak in the central and southern U.S. Kentucky has reported scores of deaths after tornadoes tore across the western part of the state. Liam Niemeyer,… Continue watching
Dec 12 Crews search rubble after 6 die at Illinois Amazon facility By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The company has not said how many people were in the building not far from St. Louis when the tornado hit at 8:35 p.m. Friday — part of a swarm of twisters across the Midwest and the South that leveled entire communities. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 6:17 Climate change threatens Michigan's Fishtown and its historic shanties By Hari Sreenivasan, Aaron Martin, Laura Fong Preservationists in a tiny lakeside community in Michigan are using new approaches to fight the threat of flooding caused by climate change. While the fishing industry has struggled in the region, saving the historic buildings in Fishtown is critical to… Continue watching