Feb 03 Jussie Smollett strikes emotional chord: Attackers won’t win By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jussie Smollett was blunt, emotional and defiantly determined Saturday night at a Southern California concert some urged him not to play, telling the crowd before singing a note that he had to go on with the show because he couldn’t… Continue reading
Feb 03 Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward football By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t steer son Barron toward football, saying it’s “a dangerous sport,” but also wouldn’t stand in the way if the soccer-playing 12-year-old wanted to put on pads. Continue reading
Feb 03 US sees limitations on reuniting migrant families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration says it would require extraordinary effort to reunite what may be thousands of migrant children who have been separated from their parents and, even if it could, the children would likely be emotionally harmed. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:37 Virginia governor denies he is in racist photo, refuses to resign Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam reversed course on Saturday and denied he is one of the people in a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook. Despite demands for his resignation from members of his own party, Northam said… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:28 Bringing new cuisines, building structures, refugees rebuild American cities Throughout the country, refugees have rebuilt and revitalized many small cities and towns that are facing slowing economies and declining populations. Adam Bedient, whose film “Mahira Patkovich: A Refugee Rises” highlights the impact of Bosnian refugees in Utica, NY and… Continue watching
Feb 02 Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 02 Virginia’s Gov. Northam says that wasn’t him in racist photo By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia’s governor on Saturday vowed to remain in office despite widespread calls for his resignation after a racist photo surfaced on a school yearbook page. His refusal to step down could signal a potentially long and bruising fight with his… Continue reading
Feb 01 Drones deluge Super Bowl stadium despite ban By Jeff Martin, Associated Press The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday's Super Bowl is being "inundated" with an alarming number of drones, raising the specter of injuries to tourists or others — or a possible collision with aircraft, the FBI said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 6:25 How growth in manufacturing jobs drove January’s strong economic results The U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January, according to new economic survey data. Although the government shutdown pushed the unemployment rate higher, the payroll report shows that hiring was much stronger than expected. John Yang talks to Neil Irwin… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 9:24 Sec. Azar on how new proposal ‘brings transparency’ to drug pricing A new rule bans pharmaceutical companies from providing rebates to middlemen and insurers in exchange for choosing their drugs. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar also called on Congress to pass a new prescription drug discount plan that would… Continue watching