Mar 17 Millions across Southeast bracing for potential tornadoes By Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of schools, COVID-19 vaccination clinics, businesses and more shut down across the Deep South on Wednesday as forecasters warned of waves of severe weather including massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. Continue reading
Mar 17 Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act By Associated Press The movement, which was formed in 2014, is a coalition of 150 organizations nationwide that helped drive the global protests against racial inequity last summer. Continue reading
Mar 17 Shootings in Atlanta area leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent By Associated Press A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was yet another hate crime against Asian Americans. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH LIVE: House homeland security committee holds hearing with Mayorkas on immigration By Associated Press A House committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Continue reading
Mar 16 Hundreds of children have been held by Border Patrol for more than 10 days. The legal limit is 72 hours By Amna Nawaz The sudden surge is leading to conditions reminiscent of those seen during previous increases in crossings in 2018-2019, during which six migrant children died in U.S. government custody. Continue reading
Mar 16 Child border crossings surging, straining U.S. facilities By Ben Fox, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month. Continue reading
Mar 16 U.S. report says Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November's presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken accuses China of undermining stability in Asia In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met their counterparts in Japan, where Blinken accused Beijing of undermining stability in Asia. Also, archaeologists in Israel have discovered dozens of new Dead Sea… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 7:18 U.S. House prepares for immigration legislation amid migrant surge at the border The Biden administration had promised a humane approach to immigration but is now facing upheaval at the southern border, as illegal migrant crossings have skyrocketed in the past few months and authorities struggle to find proper housing for thousands of… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:26 How the economic relief law narrows the equity gap for farmers of color By Lisa Desjardins The COVID relief and economic package is a massive bill that has a far-reaching impact in ways that many Americans don't know about yet. One provision calls for debt relief for Black farmers, who have long been denied access to… Continue watching