Jan 19 Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Federal Emergency Management Agency head Deanne Criswell says the changes are designed to simplify and speed up the process for disaster survivors to get help. Criswell describes it as the "most comprehensive update" to FEMA's program in 20 years. Continue reading
Jan 19 Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden makes welcome remarks at bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors at White House By Claire Rush, Associated Press The meeting came as the nation's cities face multiple crises including two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to… Continue reading
Jan 19 U.S. existing home sales drop to near 30-year low By Alex Veiga, Associated Press 2023 is the weakest year for home sales since 1995 and the biggest annual decline since 2007, the start of the housing slump of the late 2000s. Continue reading
Jan 19 East and West coasts brace for more snow and ice amid deadly storms By Claire Rush, Associated Press In the past two weeks, storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:31 DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 4:21 What’s in the bill to expand the child tax credit and how it can help struggling families By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow The federal child tax credit may soon be expanded as part of an effort by some lawmakers to ensure that more American families can access the benefit. If the proposal becomes law it would gradually increase the credit and allow… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 7:16 How menthol cigarettes have disproportionately affected Black Americans By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Activists and health advocates are pressing the Biden administration to ban menthol cigarettes ahead of an FDA deadline. Black community leaders and public health advocates marched toward the White House and staged a mock funeral for the 45,000 Black lives… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 7:50 Michele Norris discusses her new book on how Americans see race and identity By Geoff Bennett, Alexa Gold In 2010, journalist Michele Norris started “The Race Card Project.” She asked people around the world to send her a postcard, and in just six words, share their thoughts, questions, experiences and aspirations about identity and race. Geoff Bennett and… Continue watching
Jan 18 ‘Stop Cop City’ attacks have caused costs to balloon for Atlanta police training center, officials say By R.J. Rico, Associated Press Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project. Continue reading