Jan 19 CBS airs '60 Minutes' report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago By David Bauder, Associated Press The network announced less than two hours before its broadcast that correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi's report about migrants sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison would air, giving no immediate details on how it was changed. Continue reading
Jan 18 Southern California Edison files lawsuits claiming series of missteps made Eaton Fire more deadly By Associated Press Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last year's Eaton Fire more deadly. Continue reading
Jan 18 Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 18 FDA's new expedited drug program raises legal questions and concerns By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The FDA commissioner's effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President Donald Trump's administration is causing alarm across the agency. Continue reading
Jan 17 AP analysis shows 10% of U.S. House members have announced they're not running for reelection By Maya Sweedler, Hyojin Yoo, Simran Parwani, Pablo Barria Urenda, Eunice Esomonu, Associated Press Dozens of U.S. House members have announced they are not running for reelection. Some are seeking other offices, while others are retiring after decades of service. Continue reading
Jan 16 Justice Department investigates Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Jack Brook, Associated Press The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Jan 16 Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing asks judge to disqualify prosecution team By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:29 Musk's Grok AI faces more scrutiny after generating sexual deepfake images By Liz Landers, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot, Grok, after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images, prompting some countries to ban the bot. Liz Landers discussed Grok's troubles… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:48 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's threats against Minnesota and Greenland By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act against protests in Minnesota, Trump's meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:20 What to watch as Indiana and Miami face off for college football's championship By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins On Monday, Miami and Indiana will fight it out for the College Football Playoff National Championship. It’s a title game almost no one saw coming, featuring a punching-bag turned unlikely powerhouse in the undefeated Hoosiers and a Miami Hurricanes team… Continue watching