Feb 17 Watch 8:09 News Wrap: White House task force reports increase in COVID-19 vaccinations In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House COVID task force reported an average of 1.7 million Americans are being vaccinated daily as President Biden called on labor leaders to endorse his $1.9 trillion relief package. Also, the U.N. secretary… Continue watching
Feb 17 Frigid temperatures, power outages lead to water problems By Adrian Sainz, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Winter storms during the past week in the Midwest, Texas and Appalachia forced water service providers to scramble to manage serious problems as sub-freezing temperatures remained an obstacle. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 2:47 Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh dies at 70 By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer. For more than 30 years, he trumpeted his brand of conservatism with a take-no-prisoners style that won compliments and condemnation. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 6:37 Protests grow in Myanmar despite internet restrictions and police crackdowns By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in Myanmar Wednesday to protest former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial, which began this week in secret. Protestors have been calling for the reinstatement of democracy since the military launched… Continue watching
Feb 17 Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship, especially to states that are unaccustomed to such frigid weather — parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 9:00 Rep. Dean and her son share their family’s struggle with addiction in new memoir Rep. Madeleine Dean from Pennsylvania is perhaps best known these days for her high-profile role as a House manager during former President Trump's second impeachment trial. But in a deeply personal and revealing new book, "Under Our Roof," written with… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:08 The musical duo Black Violin’s Brief But Spectacular take on defying stereotypes When Kev Marcus and Wil B met in a high school music class they shared their desire to disrupt people's impressions of what classical music should be. Together they formed a group called Black Violin, which we featured on the… Continue watching
Feb 17 WATCH: U.S. federal agents seize over 10 million fake N95 masks By Associated Press Officials say the most recent seizures occurred Wednesday when Homeland Security agents intercepted hundreds of thousands of counterfeit 3M masks in an East Coast warehouse that were set to be distributed. Continue reading
Feb 17 AP report: Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases By Michael Tarm, Associated Press An Associated Press review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges. Continue reading
Feb 17 How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity for COVID-19? By Candice Choi, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19, but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question. Continue reading