Mar 12 Watch 7:10 Biden moves up vaccine timeline in the U.S., vows to expand global supplies By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin President Biden moved up the timeline for vaccine allocation Thursday by ordering all states, tribes and territories to make every U.S. adult eligible for the COVID vaccines by May 1. And on Friday, he also vowed to expand the vaccine… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 3:42 Remembering 5 extraordinary Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19 We are now into the second year of this global pandemic and since it began more than 530,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. As we do every week, we take a moment to share the lives of five extraordinary people… Continue watching
Mar 12 For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic By Justin Stabley Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States. Continue reading
Mar 12 Probe faults mayor, officials for keeping Prude death secret By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The report said Mayor Lovely Warren lied at a September press conference when she said it wasn't until August that she learned officers had physically restrained Prude during the March 23 encounter. Continue reading
Mar 12 Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle Floyd family lawsuit By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The settlement was announced Friday as jury selection continued in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former officer charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. Continue reading
Mar 12 Netflix tests a possible password-sharing crackdown By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Netflix confirmed the test, but did not say how many people were part of the test or if it was only in the U.S. or elsewhere. Continue reading
Mar 12 Biden administration to encourage family sponsors to claim unaccompanied minors entering U.S. By Josh Boak, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The 2018 policy called on Health and Human Services to share information about family sponsors with immigration authorities, a move that discouraged parents and other relatives from stepping forward out of fear they would be deported. Continue reading
Mar 12 Daylight saving time springs forward this weekend By Associated Press The annual shift comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force offers update on pandemic By Laura Santhanam These remarks came after Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act and President Joe Biden signed it into law Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 12 Federal look into Breonna Taylor's death casts a wider net By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The federal investigation into Breonna Taylor's death will be "slow and methodical," experts said, examining everything from what the officers may have been thinking that night to how they were trained leading up to the shooting. Continue reading