Dec 28 WATCH: New York City officials give update on response to surge of arriving migrants By News Desk and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The New York City mayor's chief of staff Camille Joseph Varlack and chief counsel Lisa Zornberg spoke with reporters Thursday about the city's ongoing migrant crisis. Continue reading
Dec 28 Trump 2024 ballot ban appealed by Colorado Republican Party By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Jay Sekulow, a lawyer for the party, announced the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on his website. Trump himself will also appeal the decision in the coming days. Continue reading
Dec 28 Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional districts that will favor Republicans By Jeff Amy, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Thursday rejected claims that the new maps didn't cure illegal vote dilution and should be rejected. Continue reading
Dec 28 Gypsy Rose Blanchard released on parole years after persuading boyfriend to kill her abusive mother By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections says the now-32-year-old Missouri woman was released early Thursday from the Chillicothe Correctional Center. Continue reading
Dec 27 Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, dies at 88 By Todd Richmond, Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 7:18 How ‘lab-grown’ meat is made and will people accept it? By William Brangham, Mike Fritz The Department of Agriculture recently approved the production of what’s known as cultivated meat, which is chicken grown in a lab. That approval clears the way for companies to begin selling poultry produced from animal cells rather than animals bred… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 5:09 Why thousands of congregations are leaving the United Methodist Church By Amna Nawaz, Adam Kemp, Dorothy Hastings One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the church. The factions have disagreements in theology, namely how the… Continue watching
Dec 27 Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from bringing politics to federal election interference trial By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The motion to preclude Trump from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way for prosecutors to try to set parameters on what information they believe the jury should, or should not, hear when the case reaches trial. Continue reading
Dec 27 Architects of the Endangered Species Act reflect on 50th anniversary of groundbreaking measure By Travis Loller, Associated Press The Act was so sweeping that, in retrospect, it was bound to become controversial, especially since it allowed species to be listed as endangered without consideration for the economic consequences. Continue reading
Dec 27 She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim. By Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Mark Thiessen, Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press The number of people exposed to natural hazards has increased as climate change has intensified disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. Studies suggest that wildfire disproportionately affects vulnerable people such as those who are older, have a diminished capacity to respond… Continue reading