Mar 22 Watch 3:59 How Americans are spending their stimulus money Stimulus money from the latest COVID-19 relief bill is arriving in bank accounts all over the country. Here's a look at how some Americans plan to spend their share, and how they feel about President Joe Biden's legislation. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 6:19 Female basketball players get unreliable COVID testing, less online promotion from NCAA By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The NCAA women's basketball tournament got underway Sunday. But even before the opening tip, new anger and frustration erupted last week over the NCAA's different approaches to the women's and mens' teams — including less reliable COVID testing. The problems… Continue watching
Mar 22 Atlanta shooting victim’s husband says police detained him for hours By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A man who survived the shooting that killed his wife at a Georgia massage business last week said police held him in handcuffs for four hours after the attack. Continue reading
Mar 22 Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy By Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press The new images show immigrant teenagers sleeping on mats in crowded conditions, separated in groups by plastic partitions. Continue reading
Mar 22 Army revamps fitness exam, kicks out leg tuck test many fail By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army leaders also said Monday they are also going to create a new tiered system that will mask some of the fitness score differences between men and women when it comes to promotions or other job selections. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration By Associated Press Mexico's top diplomat for North America said the talks will focus on the two countries "joint efforts for secure, safe and regulated migration."… Continue reading
Mar 22 After record 2020 election turnout, states look to limit voting options By Chloe Jones The Brennan Center, an independent nonpartisan law and policy organization in New York, found that more than 253 restrictive voting bills had been introduced in legislatures across 43 states just this year through Feb. 23 — up from 35 bills… Continue reading
Mar 22 Supreme Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence By Associated Press The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
Mar 22 Police chief says partying in Miami ‘couldn’t go on any longer’ By Associated Press After days of partying, including several confrontations with police, Miami Beach officials enacted a highly unorthodox curfew Saturday from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Continue reading
Mar 22 Police officers’ posts to private Facebook group show hostility and hate By Associated Press Over the group’s almost four-year existence, a few dozen members became vocal with posts that shifted toward pro-Donald Trump memes and harsh criticism of anyone perceived to support so-called “demoncrats,” Black Lives Matter or coronavirus safety measures. Continue reading