Nov 10 Watch 6:38 How U.S. history could provide a path out of polarization By Paul Solman The U.S. feels more deeply divided than it has in decades. According to social scientist Robert Putnam, the data backs up that assessment. Putnam, author of the seminal work on social capital and isolation “Bowling Alone,” believes looking back to… Continue watching
Nov 10 Confederate Avenue renamed in Virginia amid racial reckoning By Associated Press The renaming is part of a much larger and ongoing reckoning over the city's historical ties to slavery and racial discrimination. Continue reading
Nov 10 Democrat Cal Cunningham concedes to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina on Tuesday, saying “the voters have spoken” and it was clear Tillis had won. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders. Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: Biden, Harris defend health care law as high court mulls its fate By Associated Press During remarks Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris said that Biden "won the election decisively," and that "every vote for Joe Biden was a statement that health care in America should be a right, not a privilege."… Continue reading
Nov 10 Florida cities flooded after deluge from Tropical Storm Eta By Freida Frisaro, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press The storm unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and filled some homes with rising water. Continue reading
Nov 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court poised to leave Affordable Care Act in place The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans. Continue reading
Nov 09 3 voter trends that helped Biden By Laura Santhanam As this cycle ends and the post-mortem analysis flies, political strategists on both sides will be absorbing who voted and why, whose support they won or lost -- crucial lessons for the next election. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 2:13 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta floods parts of South Florida In our news wrap Monday, South Florida faced major flooding as Tropical Storm Eta dumped up to a foot of rain. Whole neighborhoods were swamped by the deluge, with residents taken by surprise. Also, General Motors has issued a major… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 2:28 Remembering ‘Jeopardy!’ legend Alex Trebek By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Alex Trebek was known to millions the world over for hosting the TV game show “Jeopardy!” Diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, he continued taping programs until recently, with the final episode of “Jeopardy!” due to air on Christmas. The Canadian-born… Continue watching