Feb 25 Kentucky Senate passes bill to restrict no-knock warrants By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Under the bill, no-knock warrants would only be issued if there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the "crime alleged is a crime that would qualify a person, if convicted, as a violent offender."… Continue reading
Feb 25 AP report: Parliamentarian says COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Biden says the U.S. is ahead of schedule on COVID-19 vaccinations In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden says the U.S. is ahead of schedule on COVID vaccinations with more than 45 million people receiving at least one shot, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims fell, supporters of Myanmar's… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 11:30 How a minimum wage increase could impact people’s livelihoods By Stephanie Sy, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens More than 17 million Americans could see their income rise if the $15 minimum wage now in the COVID relief bill passes Congress. We hear from some of those who would be impacted by a minimum wage increase, and Stephanie… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 4:43 Abuse in U.S. women’s gymnastics program ‘truly one of the tragedies of American sports’ The sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed U.S. women's gymnastics took a new shocking turn on Thursday. Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide just hours after being charged with human trafficking and sexual assault. Christine Brennan,… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 8:08 Despite being first in line, many health care workers are delaying vaccinations By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson, Maea Lenei Buhre COVID-19 vaccines were developed with record-breaking speed, and by late last year they were rolled out to frontline health care workers across the country. But despite being first in line many of those workers have decided to delay getting the… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:43 Millions of students with limited broadband access at risk of falling behind amid COVID-19 By John Yang, Frank Carlson During the pandemic, the federal government has tried to boost access to broadband internet. The Cares Act provided $150 billion to state and local governments, which many used to help extend connectivity, and the most recent stimulus package gave $7… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 3:36 A Brief But Spectacular take on living what you teach In 1967, George Henderson and his family relocated to Norman, Oklahoma, where he became a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Up until that year, Norman was a sundown town that prohibited non-whites to be outside after dark and the… Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Biden pushes his COVID-19 rescue plan to nation’s governors By Associated Press Addressing the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, Biden touted his progress on getting 500 million COVID vaccine shots into arms since he took office. And he urged the governors for bipartisan help moving forward. Continue reading
Feb 25 Olympics gymnastics coach dies by suicide after charges By Associated Press A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide after being charged with two-dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, the state attorney general said. Continue reading