Dec 02 Trump administration quietly releases delayed Lebanon military aid By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The money had languished in limbo at the Office of Management and Budget since September although it had already won congressional approval and had overwhelming support from the Pentagon, State Department and National Security Council. Continue reading
Dec 02 Chicago mayor fires city's top cop over 'ethical lapses' By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical lapses” that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep at the wheel of his car after having drinks. Continue reading
Dec 02 Schools close as eastern U.S. braces for 'long, difficult storm' By Associated Press The storm dumped one round of snow on parts of the region late Sunday and could drop 10 to 20 inches total by Tuesday morning from Pennsylvania to Maine, forecasters said. Continue reading
Dec 02 New higher-speed Florida train has highest U.S. death rate By Terry Spencer, Associated Press None of Brightline’s deaths were caused by crew error or faulty equipment, according to law enforcement and federal reports. The majority have been suicides, while most others involved impatient motorists, pedestrians or bicyclists who misjudged the trains’ speed and ignored… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 6:03 On World AIDS Day, a look at inequalities and treatment advances By PBS NewsHour New medical treatment for HIV is helping the nearly 38 million people living with the virus globally. On World AIDS Day, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, a professor at Northwestern University and author of “Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront… Continue watching
Dec 01 New Orleans police leader: 'Senseless' shooting wounds 10 By Associated Press Hours later in another part of town, another shooting killed two men and wounded two others. Continue reading
Dec 01 House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defense By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defense before a… Continue reading
Dec 01 Moving cross country, winter storm takes aim at Northeast By Associated Press The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and predicts heavy snow and freezing cold in swaths of New England and New York. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:59 New York's Mohawk tribe works to restore their culture By PBS NewsHour For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and lands to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. But in 1979, a small Mohawk tribe in upstate New York formed The… Continue watching
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump's Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading