Dec 23 Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston. The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles says it had identified "procedural errors" in how pardons were issued this year. Continue reading
Dec 23 New Year's Eve in Times Square still on amid omicron spread, just with smaller crowd By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says next week's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will still go on, just not with as many revelers as usual because of COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 23 The Capitol made out of gingerbread? You butter believe it By Dan Cooney 2021 marks the fifth edition of the gingerbread model and the first time it's been back within the walls of the Capitol since 2019. Continue reading
Dec 23 Cuomo won't be charged for touching trooper at racetrack By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said in a statement that an investigation found the allegations against Cuomo "credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law."… Continue reading
Dec 23 Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death By Scott Bauer, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser. Continue reading
Dec 23 Joan Didion, revered author and essayist, dies at 87 By Colleen Long, Associated Press Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died. Continue reading
Dec 23 Omicron less likely than delta to result in hospitalization, studies say By Laura Ungar, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta. Continue reading
Dec 22 WATCH: Jury deliberates in trial of Kim Potter, former officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 12 By Scott Bauer, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Nearly $100B in COVID relief was stolen, Secret Service says In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from pandemic relief funds intended to help struggling businesses and unemployed workers. A record number of Americans are signing up for health insurance through… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 6:28 Rep. Bowman on the progressive response to Manchin's Build Back Better backtrack By Yamiche Alcindor, Ebony Joseph, Matt Loffman In the three days since Sen. Joe Manchin threw up a massive roadblock on the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better agenda, Democrats have begun the scramble to salvage the bill or at least its key priorities. For progressives, the breakdown… Continue watching