Jan 04 Detectives in Breonna Taylor case face termination hearing By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes received notice last week from Louisville Police interim Chief Yvette Gentry that she intends to dismiss them from the department. Continue reading
Jan 04 UK judge refuses U.S. extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By Associated Press The U.S. government said it would appeal the decision. Continue reading
Jan 03 Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church By Associated Press Authorities had been using dogs and drones to search for the man late Saturday in woods near Winona following a car chase, and the pastor of the nearby Starrville Methodist Church discovered him hiding in a church bathroom Sunday morning,… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:24 Politics wrap: Trump threatens GA secretary of state, Senate runoffs too close to call By PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Michael Hill to discuss what he calls a ‘poisonous’ political atmosphere: an explosive audio recording of President Trump threatening the Georgia Secretary of State to overturn the state’s election result, the too-close-to-call Senate runoff on… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:00 2020 in review: "The story is right outside." By PBS NewsHour We’ve been looking back at some of the stories from 2020 with our team of producers here at NewsHour Weekend. Segment producer Mori Rothman joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how producing changed in 2020: reporting on stories, like the George… Continue watching
Jan 03 Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominate By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:22 2020 in review: Summing up an unimaginable year By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Christopher Booker about some of the most memorable stories he covered in what turned out to be an out-of-the-ordinary year: New York state’s first mobile COVID-19 testing site, the George Floyd protests in New York City,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult 2021 By Alan Fram, Associated Press Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:43 2020 in review: Prop 22, school shutdowns and stranded American Samoans By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong discusses some of the biggest stories she reported on in 2020: How COVID-19 and school shutdowns impacted students and how hundreds of American Samoans are stranded in the U.S. for months because the island territory closed… Continue watching
Jan 03 Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' Trump votes By Jeff Amy, Darlene Superville, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The renewed intervention and the persistent and unfounded claims of fraud by the first president to lose reelection in almost 30 years come nearly two weeks before Trump leaves office and two days before twin runoffs in Georgia that will… Continue reading