Nov 19 Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43 million By Karen Matthews, Associated Press A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction. Continue reading
Nov 19 Harris first woman to hold presidential power, briefly, while Biden undergoes routine colonoscopy By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, is the oldest person to serve as president, and interest in his health has been high since he declared his candidacy for the White House in 2019. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: trial for men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery continues – Day 11 By Associated Press Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Dems' sweeping social, climate bill passes divided House By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty in Kenosha shooting trial – Day 14 By Associated Press The jury deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict Thursday, while the judge banned MSNBC from the courthouse after a freelancer for the network was accused of following the jurors in their bus. Continue reading
Nov 18 Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards By Suman Naishadham, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army reinstates a rule in place before 2015 while the Biden administration arrives at its own, which is expected to be next year. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: House debates Build Back Better bill before expected vote By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Defense rests in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial In our news wrap Thursday, the defense has rested in the trial of three men accused of chasing down and murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. New COVID infections in the U.S. are still accelerating, with average daily cases up nearly… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 6:44 How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths By William Brangham, Leah Nagy The nation’s opioid epidemic has never been deadlier. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention says 100,000 people died of drug overdoses over the last year — a 30 percent increase from the year before and an all-time high. As William… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 9:12 Why Malcolm X's murder was revisited, and what exonerations say about U.S. justice system By John Yang, Murrey Jacobson A New York judge on Thursday exonerated two men of assassinating Malcolm X. The iconic civil rights figure was gunned down in Manhattan in 1965. Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were convicted, and imprisoned until the 1980's. A… Continue watching