Nov 23 Winter storms and floods sweep across the U.S. with a new system expected for Thanksgiving By Noah Berger, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to… Continue reading
Nov 23 Defense rests without testimony from Daniel Penny in trial over subway chokehold death By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Daniel Penny chose not to testify and defense lawyers rested their case Friday at his trial in the death of an agitated man he choked on a subway train. Closing arguments are expected after Thanksgiving in the closely watched manslaughter case about the… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: Trump’s hush money case sentencing indefinitely postponed by judge In our news wrap Friday, the New York judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has indefinitely postponed his sentencing, the COP29 climate summit went into overtime in Azerbaijan after a draft deal for funding fell flat, and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 5:49 Texas school board approves new course material that includes Bible passages By William Brangham, Saher Khan Texas school board officials have approved new course materials that schools are incentivized to incorporate into their classrooms. Called “Bluebonnet Learning,” parts of these materials include religious lessons that critics say undermine religious freedom, and could isolate non-Christian students. William… Continue watching
Nov 22 Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty to corpse abuse for letting nearly 190 bodies decay By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America The owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay in a room-temperature building and gave grieving families fake ashes pleaded guilty on Friday to corpse abuse. Continue reading
Nov 22 A sacred site in St. Louis will return to the Osage Nation By Gabrielle Hays A new agreement will transfer the sacred Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis back to the Osage Nation. The site is the oldest human-made structure in the city’s limits. Continue reading
Nov 22 Bomb cyclone pummels northern California with heavy snow and record rain, knocks out power for hundreds of thousands in Seattle By Janie Har, Christopher Weber, Godofredo A. Vásquez, Associated Press Forecasters warn that the risk of flash flooding and rockslides will continue through Friday. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 7:19 Feds push Google to sell Chrome browser to break search monopoly By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to force Google to sell off its popular web browser, Chrome. It comes after an antitrust case this past summer that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search. William… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 10:28 Osprey aircraft back in service as families of crash victims question its safety By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Hamada Hanoura The Osprey aircraft was grounded for three months across the military after a crash in Japan last November killed all eight airmen on board. That crash was the fourth by an Osprey in the last two years. The military says… Continue watching
Nov 21 In Dearborn, Arab and Muslim Americans share their hopes and fears for a new president By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang As leaders reflect on the election outcome and what happens next, we asked Muslim and Arab American voters about how they felt after the election. Continue reading