Nov 27 2023’s word of the year is the real deal By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company's site but were boosted to new heights throughout the year. Continue reading
Nov 27 Police arrest suspect in Burlington shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Police Chief Jon Murad says a white man with a gun approached the trio, who were walking, and fired at least four rounds before fleeing. Murad says the shooting may have been a hate crime. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 1:27 News Wrap: 3 Palestinian college students shot and injured in Vermont In our news wrap Sunday, a tanker with links to Israel was seized off the coast of Yemen, police say a gunman confronted and shot three young men of Palestinian descent enrolled in American colleges as they walked to dinner… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:04 The cutting-edge work of Native American aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Harry Zahn, Lana Green As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, for our “Hidden Histories” series, we look at the life and legacy of Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American woman to become an engineer and a pioneering figure of the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Officials investigate potential hate crime after 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate… Continue reading
Nov 25 Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Late fall is the most spiritual time of the year in traditional Hmong culture. For many elders and spiritual leaders, it's critical that these traditions — brought from Southeast Asia which the Hmong had to flee after helping the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas continue exchange of prisoners and hostages after delay In our news wrap Saturday, 13 more Israeli hostages and four foreign nationals held by Hamas have been freed after frantic negotiations resolved a last-minute snag, Russia hit Ukraine with its most intense drone attack of the war so far,… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 6:25 The complicated legacy of Charles Curtis, first and only Native American vice president By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant In 1929, Charles Curtis, an enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, became Herbert Hoover's vice president. John Yang speaks with biographer Deb Goodrich and tribal attorney Ken Bellmard about the story of America’s first and only Native American vice president. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 5:26 The science behind why doing good makes us feel good By Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde From lending someone a hand with their car to giving a simple “thank you” to a cashier, acts of kindness — whether big or small — can have a huge effect on both recipients and givers. Ali Rogin reports on… Continue watching
Nov 24 AP source: Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Continue reading