May 28 Watch 5:35 How marijuana’s reclassification could change U.S. drug policy By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant This month, President Biden announced the Justice Department is planning a shift in the federal approach to marijuana, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III. This would put it in the same category as Tylenol and ketamine. Continue watching
May 28 Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack By Associated Press A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected Thomas Webster's claims that he was convicted by a biased jury. Continue reading
May 28 OpenAI establishes safety committee as new artificial intelligence model begins training By Associated Press The committee's first job will be to evaluate and further develop OpenAI’s processes and safeguards, the company will then publicly release the recommendations it's adopting “in a manner that is consistent with safety and security.”… Continue reading
May 28 Wisconsin judge to weigh lawsuit brought by public workers over collective bargaining restrictions By Scott Bauer, Associated Press If the latest lawsuit succeeds, all public sector workers who lost their collective bargaining power would have it restored. They would be treated the same as the police, firefighter and other public safety unions who remain exempt. Continue reading
May 28 Weekend tornadoes kill at least 23 across the U.S. with more storms possible By John Seewer, Associated Press Before hitting Pennsylvania, destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early-season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 6:41 Amid a wave of deadly tornadoes, experts also expect an active hurricane season By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A wave of tornadoes cut brutal paths of destruction through many towns over the weekend, killing at least 21 people, including two children. Some experts say this tornado season is looking like the most active since 2017. Geoff Bennett discussed… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:56 How policing has changed 4 years after George Floyd’s murder By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas This month marked four years since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Floyd’s killing sparked a global uprising and sweeping promises of racial justice and police reform. But four years later, there’s been some… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 7:34 New technology helping identify remains of fallen U.S. service members By Nick Schifrin, Mary Fecteau On this Memorial Day, nearly 81,000 American service personnel remain missing from previous wars. The vast majority were lost some 80 years ago in World War II. Cutting-edge technology is allowing the military to identify remains thought to be unidentifiable. Continue watching
May 27 Watch 5:14 The class of 2024 reflects on their unique school experience By Sam Lane With graduation season in full swing, the class of 2024 is reflecting on a highly unusual four years of school. Their freshman experience was marked by pandemic lockdowns, but that was just the first in a chain of momentous global… Continue watching
May 27 These groups feel U.S. race and ethnicity categories still don’t represent them By Terry Tang, Mike Schneider, Associated Press The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. Continue reading