Jan 28 Biden says Iran-backed militia behind drone strike that killed 3 U.S. troops, injured 25 in Jordan By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first… Continue reading
Jan 27 An eyewitness account of what happened at the nation’s 1st nitrogen gas execution By Kim Chandler, Associated Press As witnesses watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. Continue reading
Jan 27 Snowboarder describes 15-hour ordeal trapped in a gondola at ski resort in Lake Tahoe By Associated Press A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped overnight inside a ski lift gondola amid freezing temperatures at a Lake Tahoe resort, according to officials and media reports. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike reportedly kills mother and 2 children in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza less than a day after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent civilian deaths, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrapped up meetings with China’s… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 8:02 What’s driving a special education teacher shortage and how schools are responding By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Lana Green More than 7.5 million American students have disabilities that qualify them for individual education plans. But teachers trained in this critical area are in short supply. Special education teachers and administrators share how the shortage is affecting them, and John… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 6:07 Why professional athletes are bolstering the push for paid maternity leave By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz The 2024 Australian Open was an example of a growing trend in women’s professional sports: eight players in the tournament had returned to tennis after pausing their careers to have children. USA outdoor track champion and Olympic medalist Alysia Montaño,… Continue watching
Jan 27 Avian flu devastates California’s poultry farms as new wave of outbreaks roils industry By Terry Chea, Associated Press A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc in California, which escaped the earlier wave of outbreaks that devastated poultry farms in the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after former employee files sexual abuse suit By Associated Press Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE's parent company the day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Israel orders sweeping new evacuations in Gaza In our news wrap, thousands of Palestinians fled to the Gaza border as the Israeli military ordered new evacuations, President Biden spoke with the leaders of of Qatar and Egypt about a ceasefire in Gaza, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:13 Astronaut who spent a year in space discusses readjusting to life back on Earth By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Astronauts of the future could be sent on missions to the moon and Mars that take years, but living in space that long poses all kinds of physical and psychological challenges. NASA is trying to learn as much as it… Continue watching