Nov 25 Native American tribes arrive in Plymouth to mourn on Thanksgiving By William J. Kole, Associated Press Thursday's solemn National Day of Mourning observance in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, will recall the disease and oppression that European settlers brought to North America. Continue reading
Nov 25 Mexico's drug war fought with drones, human shields, gunships By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Residents of the town of Aguililla are fed up with the army's strategy to simply separate competing gangs. They want the army to either fight both cartels, or let the two gangs fight it out. Continue reading
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