Jan 24 WATCH: Trump becomes 1st sitting president to speak at anti-abortion rally By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to address the March for Life, taking the stage Friday at the annual anti-abortion gathering that is one of the movement's highest profile and most symbolic events. Continue reading
Jan 24 CDC confirms 2nd U.S. case of novel coronavirus in Chicago By Laura Santhanam In China, 25 people have died from novel coronavirus and another 835 people are sick with confirmed cases, officials said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief’s criticism By Jamey Keaten, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb. Continue reading
Jan 24 2 dead after warehouse explosion rocks Houston By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A massive explosion early Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston and damaged nearby buildings and homes. Continue reading
Jan 23 California bill would make utilities pay some blackout costs By Adam Beam, Associated Press A bill in the California Legislature would require electric companies to reimburse customers when the utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires. Continue reading
Jan 23 Washington files multi-state lawsuit to block 3D gun blueprints By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a move by the Trump administration to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet would make it easier for terrorists and criminals to access weapons. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Trump impeachment trial — January 24 By Gretchen Frazee House Democrats are expected Friday to conclude three days of arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 15:44 The extraordinary legacy and unique voice of Jim Lehrer It is impossible to quantify Jim Lehrer’s influence on this news program, American journalism, presidential debates or the lives of so many of us. He was an extraordinary journalist, writer, collaborator and friend. Robert MacNeil, Lehrer’s NewsHour co-founder, longtime Lehrer… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: ‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems argue in impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As the Democrats pressed their case for a second day before skeptical Republican Senate jurors, they displayed video images of the nation's top FBI and Homeland Security officials warning the public off the theory that it was Ukraine, not Russia,… Continue reading
Jan 23 Former Insys Therapeutics Chairman sentenced for role in opioid scheme By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme that prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis. John Kapoor, the 76-year-old former chairman of… Continue reading