May 04 No deaths as plane carrying US military crashes into river By David Fischer, Associated Press A chartered jet carrying 143 people from the U.S. military base in Cuba tried to land in a thunderstorm in north Florida and ended up in the river next to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Authorities said everyone on board emerged… Continue reading
May 04 North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into sea By Foster Klug, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang’s growing frustration at stalled diplomatic talks with Washington meant to provide… Continue reading
May 03 What the new religious exemptions law means for your health care By Nsikan Akpan, Gretchen Frazee, Courtney Norris Advocates for reproductive and LGBTQ rights are questioning whether the administration’s rule is constitutional, and worry it will lead to women and LGBTQ people being denied health care. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:00 News Wrap: Record floods submerge the Midwest Record-breaking flooding from the Mississippi River has devastated the Midwest. On Thursday, waters rose above the record set during the Great Flood of 1993, and officials say it could be a month before the water completely clears. Meanwhile, the U.S. Continue watching
May 03 Watch 5:01 How the FBI began investigating a Trump campaign adviser in 2016 President Trump has long claimed U.S. intelligence agencies spied on his 2016 campaign. This week, he considered himself vindicated by a story in The New York Times detailing an FBI effort to covertly gather information from a Trump campaign adviser. Continue watching
May 03 Watch 5:13 Trump aims to expand religious and philosophical exemptions for health workers President Trump intends to expand rules that allow health care workers to opt out of participating in certain services on religious or moral grounds. While conservatives celebrated what they call “conscience protections,” LGBTQ and women’s advocates warned the change would… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 12:32 Shields and Brooks on Barr testimony, Democrats' dilemma Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including Attorney General William Barr’s Senate testimony and absence from a scheduled House Judiciary Committee hearing, deteriorating relations between Congress… Continue watching
May 03 New Hampshire governor vetoes death penalty abolishment By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Lawmakers are likely to override Gov. Chris Sununu's decision in the fall. Continue reading
May 03 Vice President Pence to visit black church burned by arsonist By Associated Press Pence is scheduled to meet with community leaders and parishioners of the three churches burned by an arsonist. Continue reading
May 03 White supremacists plead guilty to rioting in Charlottesville By Associated Press The men admitted they punched and kicked demonstrators who showed up to protest against white nationalists during a torch-lit march at the University of Virginia and the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in August 2017. Continue reading