Sep 10 WATCH: Harris hosts discussion with students about HBCUs and STEM education By News Desk Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to deliver remarks Friday at Hampton University in Virginia about the importance of science and math education. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Biden says some GOP governors 'cavalier' with kids' health amid COVID By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden visited a public school just a short drive from the White House to make the case for new rules he set out a day earlier that could impact 100 million Americans. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Blinken delivers remarks commemorating 9/11 By Associated Press Blinken's comments came during a 9/11 commemoration at the State Department on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 09 U.S. doubles the fine for people who break mask rule on planes By Ben Fox, Associated Press First-time offenders would face a potential fine of $500 to $1,000 and second-time offenders could pay $1,000 to $3,000 under rules that the Transportation Security Administration said will go into effect Friday. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Justice Department sues Texas over 6-week abortion ban In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department sued Texas over its law banning most abortions. A federal judge in Florida struck down a Republican-backed law targeting violent protests. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are asking the… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:18 Scattered thunderstorms, lack of power complicate Louisiana recovery efforts Power is now restored to most of New Orleans, but several hundred thousand people in southeast Louisiana are still without amid a rising death toll. Local officials say 9 more people in New Orleans have died of excessive heat, bringing… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 7:10 Why the ATF is often leaderless and how it affects the agency's work Back in April, the president nominated David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). After retiring from the agency, Chipman advised gun control advocacy groups like Everytown and Giffords — a problem for Senate republicans… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 14:01 Dr. Fauci on vaccine mandates, reopening schools, booster shots President Joe Biden's plan to get the country vaccinated would essentially require two-thirds of American workers to get vaccinated or face weekly testing. The Department of Labor will draft new rules requiring the same for all businesses with 100 workers… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 9:00 New York's 9/11 first responders are battling a new kind of mass trauma By John Yang, Leah Nagy For our endeavor to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, John Yang spoke to first responders and medical workers who have lived and worked through both the attacks and have also more recently seen the mass trauma… Continue watching
Sep 09 Florida's GOP-backed 'anti-riot' law blocked by judge By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee found the recently enacted law “vague and overbroad” and amounted to an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly as well as due process protections. Continue reading