Nov 13 2 dead, 1 missing after explosion at Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut By Associated Press State and federal investigators are responding to the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Nov 13 Pope Francis congratulates Biden for winning presidential election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede. Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH LIVE: Pelosi offers briefing amid Biden transition By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press With the balance of power in the Senate hinging on a couple of Georgia races headed to a runoff, and Democrats losing seats in the House, Biden's proposals for a public health insurance option and empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription… Continue reading
Nov 12 California hits unwelcome milestone with 1 million COVID-19 cases By Brian Melley, Associated Press After spiking in the summer, the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California declined markedly into the fall but now is surging again, like much of the nation. Continue reading
Nov 12 Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Prosecutors in Georgia say the man who fatally shot a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, had previously used racial slurs in text messages and on social media. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 5:26 The physical and emotional toll of coronavirus as it surges across states The U.S. has hit another record for new daily cases of COVID-19, with more than 144,000 reported on Wednesday. Hospitalizations have topped 65,000 for the first time, and 22 states are reporting more hospitalizations than at any time since the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:06 Even with a vaccine, COVID-19 will last for years, expert says While Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health and other health experts are hopeful vaccines will make a real difference in managing COVID-19, some of the pandemic's challenges are likely to persist for a long time. Dr. Nicholas… Continue watching
Nov 12 Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press Biden is the second Catholic elected U.S. president, after John F. Kennedy. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: October federal government deficit reaches record $284 billion In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Treasury reports the federal government ran up a record $284 billion budget deficit for the month of October. That shortfall is more than double what it was last year. Also, a helicopter carrying… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:11 Social media platforms face ongoing struggle to combat disinformation President Trump has repeatedly made misleading and false statements about mail-in ballots, the vote-counting process and more. Some of his supporters and members of the conservative media have, too. Social platforms like Twitter and Facebook have tried to limit the… Continue watching