Feb 18 Misinformation on novel coronavirus impacting Asian American businesses By Alexandra Olson, Terry Tang, Associated Press Business owners, some of whom have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half, are anxiously waiting for things to return to normal. Continue reading
Feb 18 Boy Scouts’ future uncertain after bankruptcy filing By David Crary, Associated Press The bankruptcy petition listed the Boy Scouts' assets as between $1 billion and $10 billion, and its liabilities at $500 million to $1 billion. Continue reading
Feb 18 Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, is exercising authority under a 2005 law that gives him sweeping powers to waive laws for building border barriers. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Syria’s Assad vows to continue retaking territory, despite Turkish opposition In our news wrap Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is congratulating his forces for major gains in the country’s last rebel strongholds. The Russian-backed blitz has recaptured Aleppo and much of Idlib province -- and driven nearly 900,000 people to… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 10:00 How U.S. health officials are responding to the threat of novel coronavirus With the novel coronavirus crisis gripping parts of Asia, thousands of passengers have been quarantined aboard cruise ships. Among them were several hundred Americans, who are now being evacuated back to the U.S., where they will undergo another quarantine in… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:01 2020 Democrats focus on Nevada, while taking aim at Bloomberg’s record By Judy Woodruff In the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, most of the candidates have fanned out across Nevada, whose caucuses will be held February 22nd. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Pete Buttigieg, are aiming to build… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 7:08 The long history of presidents as authors Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman has written a book called “Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote.” He sits down with John Yang to discuss the long history of presidential writing, the strategy… Continue watching
Feb 17 Former United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber dies at age 90 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Bieber shepherded the UAW through a recession, the Reagan era, industry downsizing and rapidly expanding global competition. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: Joe Biden campaigns in Nevada ahead of caucus By Associated Press Former US vice president Joe Biden campaigned in Nevada on Monday ahead of the state’s Democratic caucus. Biden has picked up another endorsement from a top Nevada politician, with Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall announcing that she will back the… Continue reading
Feb 17 Have helicopter parents changed how companies attract employees? By Courtney Vinopal Several companies have started hosting these events in an effort to better attract and retain millennial hires. Why? Many young professionals seem to value a different kind of close relationship with their parents than previous generations. Continue reading