Jan 12 Watch 6:55 Why experts are concerned about the JN.1 variant responsible for latest COVID wave By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings The U.S. and other parts of the world are in the midst of another COVID-19 wave. Infections and hospitalizations are on the rise this winter and a new variant is responsible for most of those cases. John Yang discussed these… Continue watching
Jan 12 Texas is blocking U.S. border agents from patrolling, Biden administration tells Supreme Court By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The request Friday sets up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 12 Worried about losing in 2024, Iowa’s Republican voters are less interested in talking about abortion By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Republican presidential candidates these days are barely discussing abortion in Iowa just days away from the state's caucuses. That's a remarkable change in a state whose Republicans have long supported religious conservative priorities. Continue reading
Jan 12 Powerful winter storm to bring ‘life-threatening wind chills’ and cancels flights in Northwest By Claire Rush, Associated Press An approaching storm in the Northwest is one of a number of sprawling storms bringing everything from what the National Weather Service called “life-threatening wind chills” in South Dakota to the possibility of tornadoes in the South. Continue reading
Jan 12 FAA to audit Boeing production line in oversight increase after latest mishap By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration says it will audit Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled company after a panel blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. Continue reading
Jan 12 Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at a Buffalo supermarket By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state charges of murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism in the 2022 attack. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 6:34 How December’s inflation uptick complicates Federal Reserve’s plan to lower interest rates By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow New data shows that inflation ran a little higher at the end of the year than expected but slowed down significantly in 2023. Consumers are still hesitant to embrace the economy's strength, a theme that was consistent throughout last year's… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Iran seizes loaded oil tanker in Gulf of Oman In our news wrap Thursday, Iran confirmed it seized a loaded oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, Senate Democrats moved to avoid a partial government shutdown with a stopgap funding bill, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal tax… Continue watching
Jan 11 Alabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama can begin enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:30 What the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal about his sex-trafficking ring By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings Thousands of court documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have been made public as part of a settled lawsuit involving one of his victims. The records detail Epstein’s sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls and include the names of 150… Continue watching