Dec 18 Watch 7:33 News Wrap: NASCAR's Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash In our news wrap Thursday, retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among seven people killed in a North Carolina plane crash, authorities are investigating a possible connection between the shooting at Brown University and the killing of… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 7:04 What the federal marijuana policy shift means for cannabis use and research By William Brangham, Jonah Anderson President Trump signed an executive order reclassifying the federal status of marijuana, categorizing it as a drug with less potential for harm and dependence. It's a major shift in policy that could have wide-ranging effects on cannabis use and research. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 7:05 Trump administration moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors nationwide By Stephanie Sy, Sam Lane The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of actions meant to effectively ban transition-related medical treatments nationwide for those under 18. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Selena Simmons-Duffin, who covers health policy for NPR. Continue watching
Dec 18 Police say retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family were killed in North Carolina plane crash By Allen G. Breed, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University and an attack two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump's handpicked board votes to rename performing arts center the 'Trump Kennedy Center' By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, attributing it to the “unbelievable work" Trump has done on the center since he returned to office in January. Continue reading
Dec 18 Bishop Ronald Hicks named new archbishop of New York By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration… Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific, marking 26th known strike By Associated Press The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. government admits negligence in DC midair collision that killed 67 people By Associated Press The government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation's capital, killing 67 people. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 8:23 Son of Louisville mayor reflects on past trauma after Brown University shooting By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant, Jenna Bloom Five days after a shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others injured, authorities have not identified a suspect. For one family, this shooting was a harrowing reminder of another traumatic incident, the attempted assassination of Louisville… Continue watching