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
Feb 20 2 adults charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration By Nick Ingram, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Missouri prosecutors say two men have been charged with murder in last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade. Both adults are charged with second-degree murder and other charges. Continue reading
Feb 20 First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing By James Pollard, Associated Press Ritter is said to have been splitting time between South Carolina, where he had a job and driver’s license, and New York, where he lived with family and was eventually arrested. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Russia cements substantial battlefield win in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, Moscow says its forces cleared Ukrainian defenders from a battered Donetsk city, 26 EU members called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza as the death toll passes 29,000, the UN's top court kicked off… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 5:47 A Brief But Spectacular take on building trust in school By Steve Goldbloom Valor Collegiate Academy in Nashville encourages students to share what's going on in their lives and to accept support, creating what they call a community of care. We hear from high school teacher Natalie Nikitas and Valor students as they… Continue watching
Feb 19 Massachusetts school officials ask for governor to send the National Guard to help with unruly high school By Associated Press Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to quell violence and address security concerns at a troubled high school in a city south of Boston. Four of the seven members of the Brockton School… Continue reading
Feb 19 As South Carolina primary closes in, Nikki Haley is sharpening contrasts with Donald Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Nikki Haley is using the closing days of the South Carolina GOP primary matchup with Donald Trump to hone her argument that she is the lone remaining candidate who can unite Americans. Continue reading
Feb 19 Funeral for transgender activist at St. Patrick's Cathedral drew over 1,000 mourners — and church leaders' scorn By Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the Mass a scandal within one of the preeminent houses of worship in U.S. Catholicism. Continue reading
Feb 19 Shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House leaves 1 dead, 5 injured, police say By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press A woman has been killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Indianapolis. Continue reading