Mar 26 AP fact check: Biden skews figures on border and taxes By Josh Boak, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. Continue reading
Mar 26 Fox News sued for $1.6 billion by Dominion Voting Systems for defamation By Colleen Long, Associated Press In its lawsuit, Dominion argues that Fox News, which amplified inaccurate assertions that Dominion altered votes, “sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process."… Continue reading
Mar 26 The Longest Year: The people we’ve lost to COVID-19 By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they’re grieving and how they're trying to move forward. Continue reading
Mar 26 Tornadoes kill at least five people in the Deep South By Kevin McGill, Associated Press As many as eight tornadoes might have hit Alabama on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH LIVE: COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force assesses pandemic response By Laura Santhanam Much data shows coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted people of color in the United States with severe outcomes and death. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:42 Exploring how and why so many migrants are crossing the southern border By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Julia Galiano-Rios As the Biden administration continues to face questions about its response plan to stem the influx of migrants, Senior National Correspondent Amna Nawaz was on the southern border last night, watching as several people crossed into the United States. She… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Boulder shooting suspect’s case could take a year to try In our news wrap Thursday, the suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. His lawyers requested a mental health assessment. Then, efforts to ship COVID-19 vaccines to needy nations face major delays and about 90… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:08 Amid third wave, European Union running behind as vaccine rollout faces challenges By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin Much of continental Europe is suffering through a third and brutal wave of COVID-19. Making matters worse, the drive to vaccinate throughout the European Union is faltering badly. Coupled with recent concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine, the EU is running… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:42 Shot chasers: How volunteers are helping bridge America’s vaccine gap By John Yang, Diane Lincoln Estes As the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic, vaccine supply remains limited in some areas. Distribution systems are fragmented and tough to navigate, especially for the estimated 25 million Americans who don’t have internet access for online registration. Luckily,… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:20 Tech heads testify on misinformation in the aftermath of Jan. 6 riots By William Brangham Three top executives from big tech are back in the hot seat on Capitol Hill as lawmakers look to find solutions for misinformation, disinformation and how it spreads. But this time, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, and… Continue watching