Dec 10 New York will require masks in indoor public places By Associated Press The mask mandate applies to both patrons and staff and will be in effect from Dec. 13 to Jan. 15, after which the state will reevaluate. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 3 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Potter, 49, is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wright's April 11 death in Brooklyn Center. The former officer has said she meant to use her Taser on the 20-year-old Wright. Continue reading
Dec 10 Supreme Court allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo. Continue reading
Dec 09 WATCH: Bob Dole memorial services held at the National Cathedral and World War II monument By Will Weissert, Colleen Long, Associated Press Bob Dole has been honored at a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral as top leaders from both parties gathered to display the kind of bipartisanship now rare in modern government. Continue reading
Dec 09 U.S. narcotics agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian cartel By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General slammed the DEA in a report over the summer for failing to properly oversee what are supposed to be tightly monitored stings of the sort this agent worked on. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: CDC, FDA expand booster availability to 16- and 17-year-olds In our news wrap Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the availability of COVID-19 booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds. The White House is bracing for more bad news on inflation… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 4:37 Busy day for Biden tackling global state of democracy, COVID-19 and domestic policy By Yamiche Alcindor, Matt Loffman President Joe Biden's agenda on Thursday included foreign policy, a trip to Capitol Hill, and a briefing on COVID response. Nearly a year into his first term, Biden kicked off the day speaking to leaders around the world about the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:20 How a 'mass movement' based on election lies is threatening American democracy As President Joe Biden and international leaders discuss the decline of democracy around the world, some political watchers are concerned that the survival of American democracy is also at risk. The Atlantic magazine's cover story, “January 6 Was Just Practice… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:00 Gen. McKenzie on U.S. policy, commitments and action in the Middle East and Asia By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The United States has left Afghanistan, but it is just part of the region that Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie counts as his responsibility. He oversees the Middle East and Southwest Asia as the top general at U.S. Central Command. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:16 Despite strong vaccination rate, Vermont sees COVID spike amid booster shot lag By William Brangham, Claire Mufson As the country braces for the unknowns of the new omicron variant, the delta variant is still overwhelming parts of the United States. Some states in the Northeast and Midwest have seen sustained record-breaking case numbers. William Brangham reports on… Continue watching