May 12 U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit lowest level in 10 months By Associated Press The last time deaths were this low was early July, nearly a year ago. Continue reading
May 12 Ruling on George Floyd’s death paves way for longer sentence for Derek Chauvin By Associated Press In his ruling dated Tuesday, Judge Peter Cahill found that Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained Floyd last year and that he treated Floyd with particular cruelty. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Federal judge rejects NRA bankruptcy bid, allowing NY to pursue dissolution In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge in Dallas rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to file for bankruptcy protection, blocking the gun rights group's effort to reorganize in Texas. Undocumented college students will now have access to COVID… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:12 ‘Panic buying’ is driving the fuel shortage after Colonial Pipeline hack, expert says By Amna Nawaz The Biden administration says it is trying to mitigate the impact of a cyber attack that disrupted the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies to 45% of the Southeast and is still down five days later. Reports of shortages and rising prices… Continue watching
May 11 Governor Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operating By John Flesher, Anna Liz Nicholas, Associated Press Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is threatening to go after Enbridge's profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if it isn't shut down. Continue reading
May 11 California governor proposes $12 billion to house state’s homeless population By Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness into housing. His proposal includes $8.75 billion to convert buildings into 46,000 housing units. Continue reading
May 11 Federal government approves offshore wind project seen as key to clean energy By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved by the federal government. Continue reading
May 11 Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on ‘ghost guns’ By News Desk and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on gun violence, focusing specifically on "ghost guns."… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Dr. Walensky encourages youth to ask for vaccine By Associated Press The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is "encouraging children to ask for the vaccine" after regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. Continue reading