Nov 29 'Vaccine' tops dictionary searches as Merriam-Webster chooses 2021 word of the year By Leanne Italie, Associated Press It's an omnipresent truth: Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year. Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for the dictionary company, tells The Associated Press that lookups for the word vaccine increased 601% over 2020. Continue reading
Nov 29 Two years after suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to begin By Associated Press Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury has been picked in New York City to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was his puppet or accomplice. Continue reading
Nov 29 At Jussie Smollett trial begins, focus on Osundairo brothers at center stage By Don Babwin, Associated Press The trial of actor Jussie Smollett will boil down to the question of whether the jury believes the actor's version of what he says was a racist and homophobic attack or that told by two brothers who say they helped… Continue reading
Nov 29 WATCH: As new variant spreads, Biden promotes shots and not restrictions By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified COVID-19 variant named omicron. Continue reading
Nov 28 Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 7:41 How inflation, climate change and energy costs are pushing up food prices By PBS NewsHour In the US, inflation is now above six percent, and globally, food prices are at their highest since 2011. Climate change, energy demands and inflation are causing shortages and driving up costs in some of the poorest nations. Wall Street… Continue watching
Nov 28 Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69 By William J. Kole, Associated Press Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 5:13 Finding family: a reporter shares her personal story of adoption and reunion By Kaomi Lee, Twin Cities PBS Kaomi Lee is one of the many Koreans who was adopted as a child, brought to a new country and raised by parents of a different race. She still doesn’t know her biological parents, but her decision to share her… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in plot to overthrow the government In our news wrap Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said intelligence services found Russia is involved in a plot to overthrow the government, the FDA reported Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective, Russian rescuers found one survivor inside a Siberian… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 6:40 Why dozens of men spent most of their lives in prison after Louisiana reneged on plea deal By Roby Chavez, Maea Lenei Buhre The cases of some of Louisiana’s longest-serving inmates are receiving renewed attention. A group of now-elderly men called the "10/6 lifers," who were promised parole after serving 10 years and six months. But the state reneged on these deals and… Continue watching