Jan 15 Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting By Jack Dura, Associated Press Parents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH LIVE: Iowa Caucuses – PBS News Special Report Join PBS NewsHour for coverage of the 2024 Iowa caucuses… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 2:20 Arctic blast grips much of U.S. bringing brutal temperatures and dangerous wind chills By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Shoshana Dubnow The same deep freeze that's put Iowa on ice has millions of other Americans in its grip as well. Most of the country shivered through a long day of power outages and flight cancellations, with at least six deaths blamed… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 7:05 Rep. Cuellar on border dispute between Texas, federal officials after migrant deaths By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz Following the death of a woman and two children in the Rio Grande along the southern border, a dispute between Texas and federal officials has intensified. The migrants drowned while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass at a section of… Continue watching
Jan 15 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret By Lolita Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Doctors say his prognosis is “excellent" following his release from a hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer, something he kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff for weeks. Continue reading
Jan 15 Brutal arctic blast with sub-zero temperatures sweeps across the U.S. By Gillian Flaccus, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. and prolong a bitter cold threatens to further disrupt daily life, including an NFL playoff game and the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest in Iowa. Continue reading
Jan 15 Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year and it’s now triple what it was in… Continue reading
Jan 14 Texas blocked border agents attempting to save 3 migrants who drowned, U.S. officials say By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The U.S. Homeland Security Department said Saturday that Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 5:43 What Iowa Republican voters are thinking on frigid eve of 2024 caucuses By John Yang, Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn On the eve of the 2024 presidential election’s first contest, GOP candidates are making last-minute appeals in a bitterly cold Iowa. The National Weather Service warns of wind chills as low as 45 below zero Monday night, when Iowa Republicans… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 1:46 News Wrap: Temperatures plummet dangerously from Pacific Northwest to Rust Belt In our news wrap Sunday, temperatures plunged to dangerous levels across the U.S., Israelis marked 100 days of war against Hamas with a rally demanding the release of hostages, officials say three people drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande,… Continue watching