Dec 24 How Asian Americans in holiday movies can challenge 'the white fantasy of Christmas' By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang As the demographics of the United States change, representations of the country’s diversity seen in film and television have been slower. Continue reading
Dec 24 How will Biden's COVID-19 test giveaway work? By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Continue reading
Dec 24 Feds seek jail for Capitol riot suspect found with rifle By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The Justice Department on Thursday asked a federal judge to revoke 29-year-old James Tate Grant’s pretrial release after his recent arrest. Continue reading
Dec 24 WATCH: Bidens greet families for Christmas during NORAD call By Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden spent part of Christmas Eve helping to answer calls to NORAD's Santa hotline. Continue reading
Dec 24 Omicron deals fresh blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers By Philip Marcelo, Anne D'Innocenzio, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new omicron variant is the latest blow to hospitals, police departments, supermarkets and other critical operations struggling to maintain staffing levels. Continue reading
Dec 24 Los Angeles police kill 14-year-old girl in clothing store shooting By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Authorities say police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing store dressing room when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl. Continue reading
Dec 24 U.S. to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve. Continue reading
Dec 24 Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas flights due to 'massive rise' in COVID-19 sick leave By News Desk At least three major airlines say they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season. Continue reading
Dec 24 The misunderstood fruitcake has a magnificent shelf life -- and history By Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation To the Romans, it was the original energy bar. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 9:07 How the guilty verdict in the Kim Potter trial could influence police reform By John Yang, Courtney Norris A jury convicted former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter Thursday on two counts of manslaughter after 27 hours of deliberations. Potter shot Daunte Wright, 20, after reaching for her taser but drawing her gun. The April incident began as a… Continue watching