Feb 25 Watch 6:41 White House says it will decide which news organizations routinely cover the president By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The White House is changing the process of how reporters cover the president. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the Trump administration will choose which media outlets will be part of a pool of reporters that cover events and travel with… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Supreme Court throws out murder conviction of Oklahoma death row inmate In our news wrap Tuesday, the Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, a Southwest Airlines plane nearly collided with a smaller jet on a runway in Chicago, the World Health Organization is… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 10:03 How Department of Education cuts could hurt resources for students with disabilities By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran As the Trump administration continues to downsize and dismantle government agencies, the Department of Education could be next on the chopping block. At stake are resources for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to… Continue watching
Feb 25 Midair collisions and near misses raise questions about air traffic control towers By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an airport in southern Arizona last week. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that could make civil rights claims harder By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees. It's a finding that advocacy groups across the ideological spectrum had argued could make it… Continue reading
Feb 25 Apple shareholders reject conservative think tank’s proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press After a brief presentation about the anti-DEI proposal, Apple announced shareholders had rejected it without disclosing the vote tally. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trial starts for Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023. Continue reading
Feb 25 NBC’s Lester Holt to step down as ‘Nightly News’ anchor after a decade By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press No firm date or successor for "NBC Nightly News" has been named yet. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Tuesday found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. Continue reading
Feb 25 A Black community in Louisiana was eligible for historic landmark designation. The National Park Service withdrew it from consideration By Jack Brook, Associated Press The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials, who celebrated the move as a win for economic development. Continue reading