Apr 05 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd – Day 6 By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy in pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 7:56 ‘Hate is learned’: Tracing the history of anti-Asian violence in America By Mike Cerre The rise in anti-Asian attacks has prompted the Biden administration to expand an initiative aimed at combating anti-Asian bias and violence. But for many Asian Americans, the recent violence also highlights a long history of feeling invisible. Mike Cerre reports… Continue watching
Apr 04 Florida works to avoid ‘catastrophic’ pond collapse By Chris O'Meara, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area while evacuating the area to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”… Continue reading
Apr 04 Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Dave Collins, Associated Press DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital. “He had a heart attack. He’s quite ill,” Richman said. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:40 From MLK Jr. to Black Lives Matter: America’s ‘racial reckoning’ By PBS NewsHour Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In a year marred by continuing struggles for racial equality and justice, many of the issues that drove Dr. King are still prevalent today. Rev. Lawrence… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 3:42 For some, ‘an extra layer of trauma’ surrounds Derek Chauvin’s trial By PBS NewsHour The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year—wrapped up its first week of testimony yesterday. The prosecution opened its case with testimony and video from eyewitnesses, emergency… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:07 Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms By Simon Ostrovsky In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 2:15 After eight months of waiting, American Samoa family reunited at home By Laura Fong After nearly a year of shutting down to flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa is beginning to repatriate its residents on flights back home under a strict quarantine protocol. NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong spoke to one of the hundreds… Continue watching
Apr 03 Deadly breach could delay decisions about Capitol fencing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The latest deadly breach of the Capitol’s perimeter on Friday could delay the gradual reopening of the building’s grounds to the public just as lawmakers were eyeing a return to more normal security measures after the Jan. 6 riot. Continue reading
Apr 02 Estimated 25 million Americans to see boost in federal food benefits By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The change announced late Thursday ensures the lowest-income households can access up to $95 in additional monthly emergency food assistance benefits approved by Congress last year. Previously, people already receiving the maximum benefit amount pre-coronavirus weren't eligible for more. Continue reading