Jan 10 Defending against this season’s deadly flu: 5 things to know By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News Flu is widespread in 46 states, and at least 106 people had died from the infectious disease as of mid-December. Here's what you need to know about this year's flu. Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump orders intelligence agencies to develop rules for naming U.S. citizens in classified reports By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The issue prompted a heated partisan debate after Republicans alleged that Obama administration officials improperly shared the identities of members of Trump's presidential transition team mentioned in intelligence reports. Continue reading
Jan 09 Judges say North Carolina must redraw GOP’s gerrymandered map By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press In their ruling Tuesday, the judges ordered the General Assembly to approve another set of districts by Jan. 24. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Deadly California mudslides block highways, destroy homes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, mudslides swept through Southern California, ripping homes from foundations and killing eight people. Also, Steve Bannon has stepped down as executive chair of Breitbart News after drawing heavy fire from President Trump and allies for… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 6:38 Tracee Ellis Ross: ‘The curtain has been pulled’ on Hollywood inequity and abuse By Charlayne Hunter-Gault Systemic change is happening in Hollywood, says Tracee Ellis Ross, star of the sitcom “black-ish.” Ellis Ross is a founder of Time’s Up, a legal defense fund that aims to support those who have been affected by sexual violence. The… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 5:26 How this Alabama game-time gamble paid off By Jeffrey Brown College football ended its season on Monday with high drama. Alabama won its fifth championship since 2007 in a battle against its Southeastern conference neighbor, Georgia. In storybook fashion, a freshman player who never started a college game threw three… Continue watching
Jan 09 Photos: At least 15 people dead after California mudslides By Ilayda Kocak Updated: The death toll in California's mudslides reached 15 on Wednesday after storms swept through fire-damaged areas the previous day. Continue reading
Jan 09 Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech inspires speculation about 2020 campaign By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award on Sunday touched on her humble upbringing and childhood wonder in civil rights heroes. But it was her exhortation of the legions of women who have called out… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 15:01 Trump insiders ‘afraid for the country,’ says Michael Wolff By PBS News Hour In his explosive new book “Fire and Fury,” exploring the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, Michael Wolff said the people closest to the president were “afraid for their own careers and for the country.” Wolff sits down with Judy… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: Trump travels to Atlanta for college football game By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump visited Tennessee on Monday to tout the GOP’s tax bill to the American Farm Bureau, before heading to Atlanta, where he planned to attend a college football championship game. In Nevada, a federal judge dismissed criminal charges… Continue watching