Dec 29 Watch 16:27 Remembering the extraordinary life of former President Jimmy Carter By Judy Woodruff, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Jaywon Choe Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. The 100-year-old, known for his humble beginnings and unlikely road to the White House, was the longest-living American president. Special correspondent Judy Woodruff looks back… Continue watching
Dec 29 Jimmy Carter, 39th president, humanitarian and Nobel laureate, dies at 100 By Geoffrey Lou Guray Former President Jimmy Carter, a former peanut farmer and Navy officer who went on to become the longest-living American president in history, died Sunday, according to his son. He was 100. Continue reading
Dec 29 Severe weather system moves east after tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2, injure 6 By Associated Press A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 5:08 Why Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban and what’s next By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to block a law that would force the popular social media app TikTok to be sold or shut down. In a legal filing Friday night, Trump told the justices that a delay… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Putin apologizes after deadly Azerbaijani airliner crash In our news wrap Saturday, Putin issued a rare apology following the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani airliner, Israeli troops forcibly arrested the head of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, a winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot… Continue watching
Dec 28 Winning ticket for $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in California, lottery says By Associated Press At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number Friday night. Continue reading
Dec 28 Oklahoma AG dismisses assault charge against police officer who threw 71-year-old to the ground By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket. Continue reading
Dec 28 Iconic sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78 By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died from cancer, according to a statement from his family released by the network on Friday. He was 78. Continue reading
Dec 27 U.S. homelessness rose 18 percent in 2024, continuing multi-year upward trend By Michael Casey, Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 6:28 U.S. sees dramatic rise in homelessness among families in 2024 By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas Homelessness in America reached record-high numbers in 2024. A government report shows that in January, people experiencing homelessness shot up by 18 percent to roughly 770,000. The annual survey pointed to economic problems like rising housing costs and a migrant… Continue watching