Mar 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Capitol Police ask the National Guard to remain deployed for two more months In our news wrap Thursday, Capitol Police asked for National Guard troops to remain deployed there for two more months, U.S. Senate begins debate on President Biden's COVID relief package, the U.S is now vaccinating more than 2 million people… Continue watching
Mar 04 WATCH: Biden lauds NASA team for giving U.S. ‘dose of confidence’ By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The NASA rover traveled some 300 million miles in nearly seven months, as part of an ongoing quest to study whether there was once life on the planet. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 7:04 Asian Americans face a wave of discrimination during the pandemic By Amna Nawaz A string of brutal attacks on elderly Asian Americans has brought new attention to the rise of violence and harassment of Asian Americans. Since the pandemic began, more than 3,000 anti-Asian "hate incidents” have been reported in the U.S. according… Continue watching
Mar 04 U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a report issued Thursday that 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020. That's an 8% increase over 2019. Continue reading
Mar 04 Mississippi governor to sign bill limiting transgender athletes’ ability to compete By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he'll sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities. Continue reading
Mar 04 Older adults left behind in desperate dash for vaccine shots By Gillian Flaccus, Heather Hollingsworth, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Nonprofits, churches and health care outreach workers are scrambling to to reach older people who are falling through the cracks before the nation's focus moves on and the competition for vaccines stiffens. Continue reading
Mar 04 California Legislature approves plan to push in-person learning By Adam Beam, Associated Press The legislation approved Thursday would give school districts $2 billion if they offer in-person instruction by the end of the month. Another $4.6 billion would be available to all school districts to help student catch up. Continue reading
Mar 04 Chairman Powell says higher inflation is temporary, fed will be ‘patient’ By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation will likely pick up in the coming months but the increase will be temporary, and won’t be enough for the Fed to alter its low-interest rate policies. Continue reading
Mar 04 CBO expects U.S. federal debt to double over next 30 years By Josh Boak, Associated Press The long-term drivers of managing the debt are rising interest rates and spending on programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Continue reading
Mar 04 Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at U.S. Capitol By Michael Balsamo, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Law enforcement is on high alert after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the U.S Capitol again. Continue reading