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
Feb 17 Watch 7:20 How the start of Trump’s second term looks like some autocracies By Amna Nawaz, Mary Fecteau, Sarah Clune Hartman President Trump’s social media post over the weekend that implied he is above the law triggered alarm bells from experts who were already concerned about the legal and constitutional boundaries tested during his first few weeks in office. Kim Lane… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 8:19 Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas In the last two presidential elections, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, but now some are saying his efforts to cut the government are causing major financial pressure. William Brangham reports and speaks with Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the… Continue watching
Feb 17 Trump has vowed to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling. Workers in Oklahoma hope for a boom By Adam Kemp As President Trump is promising to "unleash" oil and gas production, employees in that industry are wondering if that'll mean more work for them. Continue reading