Jan 03 What to know about Minnesota’s new state flag and seal By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this spring that echoes its motto of being the North Star State, replacing an old flag that brought up painful memories of conquest… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:40 Chicago leaders demand help from White House to deal with surge of migrants in city By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes Chicago is dealing with a surge of migrants from the southern border. About 27,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022. It’s proving to be a serious burden and city and state leaders have often been at odds… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 5:17 House Republicans visit southern border as immigration negotiations continue in Washington By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz Tuesday, dozens of House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border as negotiations continue over immigration policy between senators and the White House. In a news conference, Johnson attacked the Biden administration’s approach to the border… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:03 2024 brings new gun restrictions in several states By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan New gun safety laws are taking effect in a handful of states in the new year. While the country ended 2023 with more mass shootings than days in the year, new laws in California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 10:28 How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Christine Romo The Jan. 6 investigation is the largest FBI operation in history. More than 1200 people have been charged and over 900 convicted. But it has stretched the bureau’s resources and has often had to rely on the work of citizen… Continue watching
Jan 03 Data from 2022 California traffic stop report shows ‘pervasive pattern’ of racial profiling By Associated Press The annual report, compiled by California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, for the first time included data from all law enforcement agencies in the state. Continue reading
Jan 03 How conservative outrage and plagiarism charges led to resignation of Harvard’s president By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press While the university concluded the errors "were not considered intentional or reckless" and didn't rise to misconduct, the allegations continued, with new ones as recently as Monday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump’s vow to deport millions is undercut by history By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press In summer 1954, the Eisenhower administration launched a military-style effort to remove Mexican immigrants who were in the country illegally. Donald Trump has lauded the raids since he first ran for president. Continue reading
Jan 03 Maine Legislature expected to consider gun restrictions after state’s deadliest mass shooting By Associated Press Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House. Continue reading
Jan 03 What you need to know about the release of court records related to Jeffrey Epstein By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Some previously sealed court records are going to be made public, but the great majority of the people whose names appear in those documents are not accused of any wrongdoing, and there is no client list. Continue reading