Jan 07 Watch 8:41 Minneapolis agrees to federal oversight of its police 4 years after George Floyd murder By Stephanie Sy, Sam Lane, Accalia Rositani The U.S. has long been one of the world’s largest donors of foreign aid. But in recent years, its effectiveness has been called into question by a chorus of critics who say the impact of assistance programs falls well short… Continue watching
Jan 07 Los Angeles residents flee fire fueled by potentially ‘life-threatening, destructive’ winds By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Forecasters said "life-threatening, destructive" gusts could last for days while toppling trees and bringing extreme fire risk to areas that haven't seen substantial rain in months. Continue reading
Jan 07 Peter Yarrow of folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86 By John Rogers, Associated Press Peter, Paul and Mary rose to overnight fame in 1962 when they blended their voices in stunning harmonies as they sang out against war and social injustice. Continue reading
Jan 07 As much of the country reels from severe weather, the next round of bitter cold is set to hit the South By Patrick Whittle, Brian Witte, Associated Press The National Weather Service said the wind chill temperature was 16 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 07 Meta says it will follow X, replace fact-checking with community notes By Associated Press The company said it decided to end the program because expert fact checkers had their own biases and too much content ended up being fact checked. Continue reading
Jan 07 Jimmy Carter often flouted ceremony. He will be honored in Washington, where he remained an outsider By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The ceremonies carry some irony for the one-term president who campaigned as an outsider in 1976 and never mastered the city. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 9:01 News Wrap: Winter storm slams Mid-Atlantic states In our news wrap Monday, a major winter storm brought blizzard conditions in the Plains and snow to the Mid-Atlantic states, President Biden is taking steps to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling across a stretch of federal waters… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 8:04 Truck explosion refocuses attention on mental health care for service members and veterans By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn There are new details about the man believed responsible for exploding a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Police and military officials believe Matt Livelsberger suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of the final words he… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 8:16 Washington Post faces editorial turmoil and high-profile departures By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Staff at The Washington Post are bracing for a wave of layoffs. It's the latest hit for the Post, coming just days after longtime editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned in protest. A series of high-profile staff departures and a wave… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 4:37 Remembering the victims of the New Orleans terror attack By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris We take a moment to reflect on the 14 victims of the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, the lives they led and the legacies they leave behind. Stephanie Sy has our remembrance. Continue watching