Feb 21 Watch 7:20 How an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children impacts IVF By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow A decision from the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed doctors, patients and reproductive rights advocates. The court ruled that frozen embryos, created through in vitro fertilization, are legally children and thus protected. The designation of personhood could have significant repercussions… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 8:09 App connects drivers with lawyers to de-escalate police interactions during traffic stops By Fred de Sam Lazaro The murder of George Floyd thrust Minnesota into the center of the debate over police misconduct. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, one effort coming out of that painful period hopes to make traffic stops safer. It’s part of the… Continue watching
Feb 21 Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to define man and woman based on reproductive anatomy By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Supporters say it gives necessary guidance to the courts in interpreting existing laws. Opponents say it would further erode the rights of transgender people in Alabama. Continue reading
Feb 21 Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The University of Alabama Birmingham said in a statement Wednesday that its UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has paused the treatments "as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court's decision."… Continue reading
Feb 21 A private U.S. moon lander has reached low lunar orbit, a day ahead of attempting to land By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press On Thursday, flight controllers in Houston will lower the spacecraft's orbit and attempt a landing near the moon's south pole. Continue reading
Feb 21 Assange went beyond journalism and should face espionage charges in the U.S., government lawyers say By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The lawyers were setting out arguments at Britain's High Court in response to a last-ditch bid by Assange's defense to stop his extradition from the U.K. to the United States. Continue reading
Feb 20 Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of former FBI informant charged with lying By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by informant Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with making up a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son and a Ukrainian energy company. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 4:59 News Wrap: Biden to impose major sanctions on Russia in response to Navalny’s death In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden says the U.S. will impose major new sanctions on Russia after Alexei Navalny's death, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, two men are charged… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 8:10 Low demand for commercial office space fuels economic fears By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Federal regulators in recent weeks have signaled concerns about commercial real estate, a financial sector that could spell economic trouble. A combination of decreased demand for office space and high interest rates have put pressure on lease holders and smaller… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 6:25 Deadly Minnesota shooting sheds light on nation’s growing domestic violence problem By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings, Shoshana Dubnow A shooting outside of Minneapolis over the weekend is putting the spotlight once again on domestic violence. Two police officers and a paramedic responding to a domestic-abuse call were killed. Rachel Louise Snyder, who covers domestic violence and is author… Continue watching