Jan 27 Watch 8:02 What’s driving a special education teacher shortage and how schools are responding By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Lana Green More than 7.5 million American students have disabilities that qualify them for individual education plans. But teachers trained in this critical area are in short supply. Special education teachers and administrators share how the shortage is affecting them, and John… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 6:07 Why professional athletes are bolstering the push for paid maternity leave By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz The 2024 Australian Open was an example of a growing trend in women’s professional sports: eight players in the tournament had returned to tennis after pausing their careers to have children. USA outdoor track champion and Olympic medalist Alysia Montaño,… Continue watching
Jan 27 Avian flu devastates California’s poultry farms as new wave of outbreaks roils industry By Terry Chea, Associated Press A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc in California, which escaped the earlier wave of outbreaks that devastated poultry farms in the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after former employee files sexual abuse suit By Associated Press Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE's parent company the day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Israel orders sweeping new evacuations in Gaza In our news wrap, thousands of Palestinians fled to the Gaza border as the Israeli military ordered new evacuations, President Biden spoke with the leaders of of Qatar and Egypt about a ceasefire in Gaza, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:13 Astronaut who spent a year in space discusses readjusting to life back on Earth By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Astronauts of the future could be sent on missions to the moon and Mars that take years, but living in space that long poses all kinds of physical and psychological challenges. NASA is trying to learn as much as it… Continue watching
Jan 26 Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden administration delays consideration of new natural gas export terminals, citing climate risk By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Industry groups condemn the move as a "win for Russia," while environmentalists cheer it as a way to counter Biden's approval of the huge Willow oil project in Alaska last year. Continue reading
Jan 26 Family and classmates mourn loss of New Orleans-area teen killed in the West Bank By Roby Chavez Born and raised in a New Orleans suburb, Tawfic Abdel Jabbar was killed northeast of Ramallah on Jan. 19, more than three months into the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jan 26 U.S. at front of death penalty debate after Alabama execution uses nitrogen gas, the first ever By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A man who was paid $1,000 to kill an Alabama woman more than 30 years ago has been put to death with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate… Continue reading