Apr 29 Watch 9:53 Chauvin’s prosecutors reflect on the lessons from the trial By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Norris For three weeks, America and the world watched dozens of witnesses testify, and spent hours looking at video of George Floyd's murder at the trial of Derek Chauvin. Within days, other videos of deadly police encounters have renewed calls for… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 6:14 The ‘predatory marketing’ behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives By William Brangham The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more on the FDA's move and discusses it with Delmonte… Continue watching
Apr 29 5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Detectives do not believe that the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the pop star. Investigators believe the motive for the Feb. 24 robbery was the value of the French bulldogs. Continue reading
Apr 29 Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The investigation into Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger began in March. A young staffer reported he raped her in his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant. Von Ehlinger has denied all wrongdoing and maintains he had consensual… Continue reading
Apr 29 Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced on Thursday another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before a Senate committee. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The remote landscape of badlands and prairie is bisected by the Missouri River. Bison historically roamed the area but were wiped out by overhunting across most of North America in the late 19th century. Continue reading
Apr 29 White, Midwestern farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness By Todd Richmond, Associated Press U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement that the agency is reviewing the lawsuit, but the agency plans to continue to offer loan forgiveness to "socially disadvantaged" farmers. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court sides with undocumented immigrant fighting deportation By Mark Sherman, Associated Press An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices has joined to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation. By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with Agusto Niz-Chavez. Continue reading
Apr 29 Texas pushes closer to dropping handgun license requirement By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The push in the Republican-controlled Legislature has alarmed law enforcement and gutted El Paso lawmakers whose hometown is still recovering from the trauma of one of the worst mass shootings in the nation's history. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. recovery from pandemic recession is showing momentum By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through the nation last year on the heels of the coronavirus and cost tens of millions of Americans… Continue reading