Nov 17 Watch 5:43 The Build Back Better bill wants to lower prescription drug costs. Does it go far enough? By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Even while President Joe Biden is promoting the new infrastructure package, he and Democrats are trying to lock down a vote on a social spending and climate bill — The Build Back Better Act. Part of that bill is aimed… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 8:50 How arrest records become 'invisible handcuffs' that keep people unemployed By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson More than 70 million Americans have some sort of criminal or arrest record. For many, that can prevent them from passing a background check and getting a job. Amna Nawaz profiles one woman’s fight to overcome her past, and prove… Continue watching
Nov 17 Searching for Justice By PBS News Hour Searching for Justice explores criminal justice reforms unfolding across the country, as the leaders from both sides of the political aisle attempt to end mass incarceration by rethinking laws that some say have become barriers to work, housing, and economic… Continue reading
Nov 17 Court reinstates ban on lobster fishing near Maine to save whales By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales. Continue reading
Nov 17 Flooding devastates parts of U.S. Northwest, Canada By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Officials in the small city of Sumas, Washington, near the Canada border called the flood damage devastating. Across the border, authorities say the body of a woman was recovered from a landslide northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia, and two others… Continue reading
Nov 17 Jan. 6 rioter known as 'QAnon Shaman' sentenced to 41 months By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Continue reading
Nov 17 EXPLAINER: What charges does Kyle Rittenhouse face for Kenosha shooting? By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Kyle Rittenhouse faces multiple charges for shooting three men, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. Continue reading
Nov 17 U.S. surpassed 100,000 overdose deaths in first year of COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam Experts believe the top drivers are the growing prevalence of deadly fentanyl in the illicit drug supply and the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many drug users socially isolated and unable to get treatment or other support. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Biden gives remarks at General Motors electric vehicle factory in Detroit By Aamer Madhani, Tom Krisher, Associated Press President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country. Continue reading
Nov 17 Parole granted to inmate who played key role in juvenile detention debate By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Montgomery, 75, was convicted in the 1963 killing of East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy Charles Hurt, who caught him skipping school. He was 17 at the time. Continue reading