Feb 19 Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to shooting teenager who rang wrong doorbell has died By Associated Press An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 19 Next wave of winter storms takes aim at East Coast By Ben Finley, John Raby, Associated Press The latest in a long line of winter storms is taking direct aim at the East Coast where heavy snow and some ice is forecast across several states. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: New York governor weighs whether to remove NYC mayor from office In our news wrap Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with political leaders in Manhattan to decide whether to remove NYC Mayor Adams from office, all living Israeli hostages set to be freed under phase one of the ceasefire… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 6:26 Toronto plane crash and FAA layoffs add to air safety concerns By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Investigators are trying to determine what caused Delta Air Lines jet to flip over during landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport. All 80 passengers survived and 21 people were injured. Air traffic controllers warned pilots of high winds just before the… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 8:28 Andrew Young on the current political moment and his life of service By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt homily at the funeral of… Continue watching
Feb 18 A timeline of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group tied to killing of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont By Associated Press The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other killings in three states. Continue reading
Feb 18 Leader of Zizians, cultlike group linked to 6 killings, ordered held without bail in Maryland By Lea Skene, Holly Ramer, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January. Continue reading
Feb 18 Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars By Amanda Seitz, Andrew DeMillo, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Over the next decade, Republican lawmakers could try to siphon billions of dollars from the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans. Continue reading
Feb 18 Native American activist Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his life sentence By Curt Anderson, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Peltier planned to return to North Dakota, where a celebration was planned Wednesday with family and friends. Continue reading
Feb 17 DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS, AP reports By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press If successful, Musk and his group would have access to millions of tightly controlled files that include taxpayer information, bank records and other sensitive records. Continue reading