Feb 02 Washington Football Team reveals new name: the Commanders By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from… Continue reading
Feb 01 Police say 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school By Associated Press Police in Minnesota say two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school. The surviving student was in critical condition at a local hospital. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Olympics organizers try to allay COVID fears as opening ceremonies approach In our news wrap Tuesday, Olympic organizers in China say COVID infections are within an expected range ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies, drugmaker Johnson and Johnson and three leading drug distributors have agreed to pay $590 million to American Indian… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:09 How Trump attempted to use federal agencies to seize voting machines after 2020 election By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The New York Times is reporting that six weeks after the 2020 election former President Trump directed his attorney Rudy Guiliani to ask the Department of Homeland Security if it could take possession of voting machines in key swing states. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:43 Rep. Ro Khanna on his new book 'Dignity in a Digital Age' Silicon Valley is home to some of the world's largest technology giants such as Meta, Apple and Alphabet. Rep. Ro Khanna represents that influential part of California in Congress. In his new book "Dignity in a Digital Age" he says… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:27 How Tom Brady's record-breaking career changed the game of football By Jeffrey Brown, Dorothy Hastings, Emily Carpeaux The most successful quarterback in NFL history is retiring after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl wins. Tom Brady played 20 years with the New England Patriots and the last two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. NBC’s Al Michaels joins… Continue watching
Feb 01 As New Orleans parades out vaccine rules, restaurants wonder if they'll make it to Mardi Gras By Roby Chavez Feb 1 is the first day all of a new two-phase plan requiring children in New Orleans are required to be fully vaccinated to enter public places or attend public K-12 public schools. It’s the first major city to implement… Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: Gov. Edwards holds press conference on 2019 death of Ronald Greene By Associated Press Edwards says he remained silent on the case of Ronald Greene at the request of federal investigators who were looking at the case, and that he didn't see video of Greene's fatal encounter with police until more than a year… Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. road deaths rise at record pace as risky pandemic-era driving persists By Hope Yen, Associated Press The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 01 Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for on-air Holocaust comments By Associated Press Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying the Holocaust was not about race, and took to "The View" on Tuesday to explain how she was educated that her comments on the show the day before were wrong. Continue reading