Jun 22 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: 900 Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020 In our news wrap Tuesday, records show some 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021. About half were agents protecting the president, vice president and their families. The White House acknowledged that… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:48 Defense Department moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault in the ranks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday embraced a major reform aimed at stamping out sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying he supported removing commanders from having any voice on whether service… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:22 How Carl Nassib’s coming out may be a starting point to alter ‘macho’ NFL attitudes By Amna Nawaz Footballer Carl Nassib's decision to come out as gay on Monday makes him the first active player in the NFL's history to do so. Others have come out only after they retired or left the game. Nassib, however, is a… Continue watching
Jun 22 The gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure By Theodore J. Kury, The Conversation A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending, an approach Biden calls 'regressive.'… Continue reading
Jun 22 Connecticut legalizes recreational use of marijuana By Susan Haigh, Associated Press People age 21 and older will be allowed to possess and consume marijuana beginning on July 1 under the new law. The measure also lays the groundwork for a new cannabis industry in the state and attempts to address racial… Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: U.S. official to address legacy of Indigenous boarding schools By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The unprecedented work will include compiling and reviewing decades of records to identify past boarding schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools, and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students, she said. Continue reading
Jun 22 New Yorkers cast ballots in city’s first mayoral primary to use ranked choice voting By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans engaged in a last effort to rally supporters Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in New York City's mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell says high inflation temporary, will ‘wane’ By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday responded to concerns from Republican lawmakers about spiking inflation by reiterating his view that current price increases will likely prove temporary. Continue reading
Jun 22 Carl Nassib is first active NFL player to come out as gay By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Iran’s president-elect rules out meeting with Biden, asks for lift on sanctions In our news wrap Monday, incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ruled out a possible meeting with President Biden but called again for a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran. New Zealand weightlifter Laurel… Continue watching