Feb 23 Board leaders of Texas’ grid operator resign after outages By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Four board leaders of Texas' embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing power during a deadly winter freeze last week. Continue reading
Feb 23 No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death By Michael Hill, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The 41-year-old Black man's death last March sparked nightly protests after the video was released nearly six months later. The video shows Prude handcuffed and naked with a spit hood over his head as an officer pushes his face against… Continue reading
Feb 23 Senate approves Vilsack for Agriculture Department again By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Senate voted 92-7 Tuesday to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post. Continue reading
Feb 23 ‘Words matter’ as Asian American leaders urge action against hate crimes By Vignesh Ramachandran President Biden has condemned hate against Asian American communities. But as crimes continue, what needs to happen?… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Congressional leaders hold moment of silence for 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 By News Desk and Associated Press The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 23 Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Authorities and Tiger Woods' manager say the golf star has suffered leg injuries in a vehicle rollover in the Los Angeles area and is undergoing surgery. Continue reading
Feb 23 Why Indigenous people in cities feel ‘invisible’ as pandemic wears on By Casey Kuhn 14 states don’t publicly keep track of COVID-19 data for American Indians/Alaska Natives. “We know who we are, and these are our homelands, so to be rendered invisible is another incidence of historical trauma.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Senate holds hearing on SolarWinds hack By Associated Press President Joe Biden has said that dealing with “Russian recklessness and hacking into computer networks in the United States and across Europe and the world has become critical to protecting our collective security.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 Fed Chair Powell says recovery incomplete, higher inflation unlikely By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy's ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. Continue reading
Feb 23 At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down in 2020, new count finds By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press A new count by the Southern Poverty Law Center finds at least 160 Confederate symbols were taken down or moved from public spaces in 2020. Continue reading