Dec 02 WATCH: Searching for Justice - Making reentry work after incarceration By Nicole Ellis Every year, more than 600,000 people leave state and federal prisons in the United States and millions more cycle in and out of jails. Many of those individuals find that even though they have served their time, they still are… Continue reading
Dec 02 U.S. will resume policy to have asylum-seekers wait in Mexico By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden had scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri forced him to put it back into effect, subject to Mexico's acceptance. Continue reading
Dec 02 Armed man outside U.N. arrested after standoff, lockdown By Associated Press The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours Thursday after a man was seen pacing outside one of its main gates with what police said appeared to be a shotgun. Continue reading
Dec 02 Ohio deputy charged with murder in Casey Goodson Jr. shooting By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times has been charged with murder and reckless homicide. Continue reading
Dec 02 What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? By Tom Krisher, Associated Press To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. Continue reading
Dec 02 How Maine is trying to take food insecurity off kids' plates By Laura Santhanam Recent constraints on food supply and rising costs have also stretched school districts thin -- another reminder of the way that COVID has contributed to food insecurity. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: President Biden gives remarks on COVID-19 at the National Institute of Health By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden on Thursday unveiled a winter plan to combat the coronavirus and its omicron variant with enhanced availability of shots and vaccines but without major new restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks on Belarus, Russia, and 'remain in Mexico' policy By Associated Press Psaki announced that the United States had joined the European Union, Britain and Canada in slapping simultaneous sanctions on dozens of officials, organizations and companies in Belarus. Continue reading
Dec 02 With threat of omicron variant, Biden to launch winter COVID-19 booster and testing campaign By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is kicking off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots. Biden on Thursday is unveiling a winter plan to combat the coronavirus and its omicron variant with enhanced availability of shots and vaccines… Continue reading
Dec 02 The Supreme Court Justices' remarks on abortion and how they might lean: Will Roe be overturned? By Associated Press The Supreme Court has been asked in arguments to overturn a nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. Continue reading