Jan 01 Colorado veterans and conservatives clash over psychedelic therapy By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking. Continue reading
Jan 01 New Orleans New Year’s Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weapon By Associated Press Police say a person who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was hell-bent on creating carnage. Continue reading
Jan 01 Honolulu fireworks explosion kills 3, injures at least 20 more By Associated Press Authorities say two people died and another 20 were injured in a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood. Continue reading
Jan 01 Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103 By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base has died at the age of 103. Continue reading
Jan 01 Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Continue reading
Jan 01 Driver kills 15 New Year’s revelers in New Orleans truck attack, FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill, Jack Brook, Associated Press Authorities say a driver wrought carnage on New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Most of Puerto Rico in blackout could take 2 days to repair In our news wrap Tuesday, Puerto Rico is spending New Year's Eve in a blackout that could take two days to repair, a military appeals court ruled against Defense Secretary Austin's attempts to throw out plea deals for three 9/11… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 2:57 Death of New York man beaten by corrections officers sparks outrage and protests By Laura Barrón-López, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas, Leila Jackson, Accalia Rositani There is growing outrage over the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate in a New York state prison who was brutally beaten by more than a dozen corrections officers. Activists say it's part of a larger culture of violence within… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 7:21 How the expanded playoff and unprecedented money is reshaping college football By William Brangham, Mike Fritz The College Football Playoff, which was recently expanded to 12 teams, is pouring money into the sport in ways never before seen. ESPN is reportedly paying more than $1.3 billion to televise these games and some players are now receiving… Continue watching
Dec 31 Police identify woman burned to death inside New York City subway By Associated Press The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Continue reading