Dec 08 WATCH: 14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including… Continue reading
Dec 08 U.S. is taking final steps to review the first COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what's next By Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration posted a positive review of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and will hold a public hearing on Thursday. The Associated Press has a look at the process. Continue reading
Dec 08 How court-ordered drug testing poses impossible choices By Elizabeth Flock and Ashley Remkus, AL.com On a cold, rainy day in early 2019, Frank Cobb was working at a Google data center in Bridgeport, a small town in northeast Alabama, when his color was called. That meant he had to leave his job to take… Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Senate holds second hearing on COVID-19 early outpatient treatment By Courtney Vinopal The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee will hold a second hearing Dec. 8 on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 08 Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 By Associated Press Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: California goes into lockdown with sharp rise in COVID-19 cases In our news wrap Monday, COVID-19 numbers continue to rise sharply as much of California goes into lockdown, President-elect Joe Biden announces his selections to oversee the pandemic and health care, the top elections official in Georgia has re-certified the… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:37 Virginia readies to rollout a half-million COVID-19 vaccine doses Like most other states in the country Virginia is seeing rises in COVID cases and hospitalizations, and with the vaccines approval expected soon, the state is set to receive nearly a half-million doses by the end of December. Virginia Gov. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 9:37 Free from prison after 23 years, but facing new challenges during the pandemic By William Brangham, Mike Fritz The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of all Americans but it’s been especially hard on individuals known as returning citizens -- formerly incarcerated men and women who are re-entering society. William Brangham has the story of one man in… Continue watching
Dec 07 Breonna Taylor's family praises Virginia ban on no-knock warrants By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press "Breonna's Law" is the first such law enacted by a state since Taylor was killed in March. Two other states — Oregon and Florida — already had similar bans. Continue reading
Dec 07 Flint officials say progress made toward ending water crisis By John Flesher, Associated Press Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems that plague many U.S. communities, officials said Monday. Continue reading