Jan 05 Watch 4:56 What the resignation of Wayne LaPierre means for the future of the NRA By Amna Nawaz The longtime leader of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, is stepping down after more than three decades. His announcement came ahead of a civil corruption trial brought by the New York attorney general alleging fraud and mismanagement. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Jan 05 Former Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Among the three officers charged in McClain's 2019 death, Roedema was the only one found guilty. The judge had discretion to sentence Roedema to either probation or time in jail or prison. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 6:11 Can Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs? By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas After years of pressure from states, lawmakers and consumer advocates, the Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead to allow a state to import drugs from Canada for the first time. Florida will be allowed to import certain medications in… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 4:19 Extreme drought in Louisiana threatens to create a crawfish shortage By Geoff Bennett, Roby Chavez, Dorothy Hastings Nearly 80 percent of Louisiana remains in a severe drought which will lead to fewer crawfish and higher prices for the state’s multi-million dollar "mudbug" industry. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez has been following the story and joined Geoff Bennett to… Continue watching
Jan 05 Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off the 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 attack By Michael Casey, Associated Press Five voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge Trump's eligibility to appear on Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 05 A magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes a wide area of Southern California By Associated Press A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has shaken a wide area of Southern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 10:55 a.m. Friday and was centered about a mile northwest of Lytle Creek. Continue reading
Jan 05 New records detail how Epstein levereged connections to the wealthy, powerful to abuse girls By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The documents so far — with more to come — were sprinkled with names of celebrities and politicians who socialized with Epstein or worked with him in the years before he was publicly accused nearly two decades ago of paying… Continue reading
Jan 04 A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Vanessa Joy had legally changed her name and her birth certificate prior to the campaign, but a 1990s state law says that a candidate must provide any name changes within the last five years to qualify for the ballot. Continue reading
Jan 04 New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people By Associated Press The accident left more than 20 people with minor injuries and caused major disruptions to subway service in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Jan 04 Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray during the riot. Continue reading