Aug 25 Supreme Court orders 'Remain in Mexico' policy reinstated By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 8:05 Why moderate Democrats opposed Pelosi's plans for two major spending bills The U.S. House of Representatives is back in Washington for a rare August session. Their agenda is to move forward on potentially trillions of dollars of spending. With a narrow majority, Democrats need every vote. And 10 moderates have been… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:42 Health workers face 'indescribable' mental, physical exhaustion as COVID fills hospitals According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly 60% of frontline healthcare workers said that pandemic-related stress had negatively affected their own mental health — in a poll taken before the delta variant that filled hospitals even more. For more on… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:12 Lessons from Bill Pinkney's historic solo sail around the world By Mike Cerre Bill Pinkney chronicled his solo sail around the world as the first African American to do it the hard way — around the great Southern Capes — in his 1992 video diary and documentary. Special correspondent Mike Cerre has his… Continue watching
Aug 24 On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through 'enforcement gap' By Amanda Becker, The 19th A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines. Continue reading
Aug 24 Chicago watchdog harshly criticizes ShotSpotter system By Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago's watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city. Continue reading
Aug 24 Tennessee flooding prompts Biden disaster declaration By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused devastating floods that killed more than 20 people, according to a statement sent Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 23 Arizona Senate GOP's 2020 election report delayed due to COVID By Jonathan J. Cooper, Bob Christie, Associated Press The delay is the latest for the unprecedented partisan review. It has so far taken more than double the 60 days it was originally supposed to take. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 9:42 Dr. Fauci on Pfizer vaccine's FDA approval, approving Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots The Food and Drug Administration's full authorization to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a number of public health officials hopeful the move will encourage people who had been reluctant to get a shot now. For more on the approval and… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 2:13 Major flooding leaves 22 dead in Tennessee amid devastating 'loss and heartache' By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson Search crews across middle Tennessee are still looking through the debris of a flooded landscape. At least 22 people died in Saturday's disaster with a dozen others missing. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching