Jan 23 Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former DEA supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential information. Continue reading
Jan 23 Charles Osgood, CBS host and network’s poet-in-residence, dies at 91 By Associated Press Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning,” was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility. Continue reading
Jan 23 Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to reconsider gag order in the 2020 election interference case By Associated Press Lawyers for the Republican presidential primary front-runner had asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to examine the gag order after a three-judge panel upheld but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. Continue reading
Jan 23 Alabama defends untested nitrogen execution method, but experts doubt claims of painlessness By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The state of Alabama has predicted in federal court filings that the nitrogen gas will “cause unconsciousness within seconds, and cause death within minutes.”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Biden joins Harris to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press While Harris and Democrats have embraced abortion as a campaign issue, many Republicans are shying away or calling for a truce, fearful of sparking more backlash from voters. Continue reading
Jan 23 Suspect has fatally shot himself in confrontation with police after killing 8 people in Chicago suburbs By Kathleen Foody, Ken Miller, Associated Press The victims were found Sunday and Monday at three separate residences, authorities told reporters at a news conference earlier Monday evening. Continue reading
Jan 22 Judge orders unsealing of divorce case involving Georgia special prosecutor accused of having an affair By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge said records must be unsealed in the divorce case involving Nathan Wade, whom a defense attorney has alleged is in an inappropriate relationship with Willis. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: U.S. strikes Houthi rebels after American ships attacked in Gulf of Aden In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. and British militaries carried out fresh airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a U.N. report shed new light on restrictions that Afghan women face under the Taliban, India Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 5:25 Millions of Americans lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era policies end By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Medicaid recipients typically had to prove their eligibility each year to renew coverage. That stopped during the onset of the pandemic, but automatic re-enrollment ended in April. Since then, more than 15 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid. Geoff… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 6:52 Tara VanDerveer’s journey to become college basketball’s winningest coach By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Stanford women’s head coach Tara VanDerveer made history as the winningest coach in college basketball history, surpassing former Duke men's head coach Mike Krzyzewski. VanDerveer has won 1,203 games, won three national championships, led the U.S. team to Olympic gold… Continue watching