Dec 29 U.S. Rep John Lewis of Georgia says he has pancreatic cancer By Bill Cormier, Associated Press Lewis said in a statement that the cancer was detected earlier this month during a routine medical visit. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of covering resilience and hope By PBS NewsHour This year, NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green reported on stories that epitomized human resilience, including a Haitian doctor’s fight against HIV and AIDS, how the Jewish community in Pittsburgh is healing a year after the Tree of Life… Continue watching
Dec 29 Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church By Associated Press Congregants returned fire and fatally shot a gunman who killed two people in a church near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, police said. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor's death By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. forces conducted “precision defensive strikes” against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, a Defense Department official said. Continue reading
Dec 29 5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews By Ryan Tarinelli, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A suspect is in custody and will face five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary, police officials say. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 7:26 Making NewsHour Weekend: Filming in challenging locations, tracking climate change By PBS NewsHour This year, NewsHour Weekend producers Sam Weber and Connie Kargbo’s reporting took them from a slave rebellion reenactment in Louisiana to a moon landing 50th anniversary celebration in Houston to covering climate change’s effects on mangroves in Florida. They recently… Continue watching
Dec 28 US astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman By Associated Press A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. Continue reading
Dec 28 Age limit now 21 across US for cigarettes, tobacco products By Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 27 Radio personality Don Imus dead at age 79 By David Bauder, Associated Press Imus died Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after being hospitalized since Christmas Eve, according to a statement issued by his family. Continue reading
Dec 27 The influential people we said goodbye to in 2019 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press This year saw the deaths of people who shifted culture through prose, politics, pragmatism and persistence. It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its prime. Continue reading