Mar 30 Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on New York City street By Associated Press An Asian American woman was attacked by a man who repeatedly kicked her as two people nearby who appeared to be security guards did not intervene, according to surveillance footage released by the New York City Police Department. Continue reading
Mar 30 More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults By Associated Press The expansion that began Monday has some health officials worried about whether it will create expectations they can’t possibly meet until vaccine supplies catch up to demand. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Northam give news conference at Virginia Amtrak station By News Desk and Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam held a news conference Tuesday alongside leaders from Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd, resumes in Minneapolis By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Witness after witness described how Chauvin was unmoved by their pleas, with the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testifying that the officer gave the crowd a “cold” and “heartless” stare. Continue reading
Mar 30 Sex trafficking crimes brought against Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Sex trafficking charges were added Monday to the indictment against financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend as prosecutors alleged that she groomed a 14-year-old girl to recruit other young females in the early 2000s to provide "sexualized massages" to Epstein in return… Continue reading
Mar 29 South Dakota governor kills transgender sports bill, but orders restrictrions By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Shortly after the bill died, the governor, who has emerged as a prominent national figure in the GOP, issued two executive orders that Republican lawmakers said amounted to an effort to salvage her reputation with conservatives. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 8:18 The CDC is warning of an ‘impending doom’ of COVID surges, deaths. Is it warranted? By PBS NewsHour President Joe Biden urged state and local officials Monday to keep or reinstate mask mandates amid some of the most urgent warnings yet about new COVID-19 surges. Judy Woodruff talks to Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 3:40 News Wrap: Three more men to face trial for Whitmer kidnapping plot In our news wrap Monday, a Michigan judge ordered three more men to stand trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last October. The FBI says they were anti-government extremists angered by COVID restrictions. The U.S responded to… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:27 Derek Chauvin’s attorneys blame drugs, witnesses in George Floyd’s death By Yamiche Alcindor, Sam Lane The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin opened in Minneapolis with dramatic video of his fatal encounter with George Floyd. It showed Floyd pinned by Chauvin's knee on his neck - for nearly nine and a half minutes. Continue watching
Mar 29 Woman says Gov. Cuomo forcibly kissed her cheeks in 2017 By Michael Hill and Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press An upstate New York woman said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo grabbed her face and kissed her cheek at her home during a visit to inspect area flood damage, becoming the latest woman to accuse the embattled governor of inappropriate… Continue reading