Nov 25 Macy's Thanksgiving parade returns, with all the trimmings By Ted Shafrey, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has returned in full, after being crimped by the coronavirus pandemic last year. Continue reading
Nov 25 Polyp in Biden's colon was benign, potentially pre-cancerous By Associated Press A doctor's report says the polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action. Continue reading
Nov 24 Analysis: What the Arbery verdict reveals about race and justice in America By Kenichi Serino, Yasmeen Alamiri “We know for a fact that this was about race. We know for a fact that the reason that the men chased after Mr. Arbery was because of his race."… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 8:14 Men who killed Arbery to also face federal hate crime charges. Here's what to expect By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Three white men were found guilty Wednesday on multiple counts of murder and other charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted on charges of… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: U.S. Thanksgiving travel nears pre-pandemic levels In our news wrap Wednesday, millions of Americans were on the move as Thanksgiving travel neared pre-pandemic levels, despite higher gas prices and a new surge in COVID-19 infections. U.S. unemployment claims are at their lowest since 1969, and inflation… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 5:26 Can asteroids be veered away from Earth? New NASA spacecraft aims to find out By Miles O'Brien, Ryan Connelly Holmes NASA has launched a satellite into orbit on a mission to smash itself into an asteroid, in a test to see whether it is possible to knock a speeding space rock off course — if one were on a collision… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 8:26 Dems control the House by only 3 seats. Here's how redistricting efforts could affect that By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Political lines are changing, as states across the country redraw their congressional maps — a process with huge implications for the balance of power in Washington, especially heading into 2022 elections. Lisa Desjardins explores. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 9:11 New book dives into problematic treatment of Black players, staff in professional sports Many Americans will be catching up on their share of football on Thanksgiving, and into the extended weekend. The NFL's approach to a number of issues around race and politics have been the subject of much debate and concern. Judy… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 4:07 A history of how lucky turkeys came to earn presidential pardons By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori In between muscling the Build Back Better Act through the U.S. House of Representatives and departing for the holiday, President Joe Biden made time for another executive duty: The pardoning of two turkeys. Lisa Desjardins is back with this report… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 2:49 Poet recounts ups and downs of the pandemic — on a literal rollercoaster For many Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has felt like a rollercoaster. Infections have gone down, then back up. Mask mandates were put in place, then dropped and then required again. Poet Jasmine Gardosi was asked by the British charity National… Continue watching