May 06 Newton Minow, former FCC chief and champion of public television, dies at 97 By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died Saturday. He was 97. Continue reading
May 06 Prosecutors seek 25 years for convicted Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, prosecutors said in court… Continue reading
May 06 Officials investigate Texas petrochemical plant fire that sent 9 workers to hospital By Juan A. Lozano, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine workers to a hospital and causing a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. at the Shell facility… Continue reading
May 05 Before Texas mass shooting, locals felt abandoned by police By Juan A. Lozano, Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The end of a manhunt in Texas for a gunman accused of killing five Honduran neighbors hasn't quieted anger in the rural community where the April 28 shooting took place. Continue reading
May 05 3 fired police officers under house arrest in gunfire death of 8-year-old girl By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Three fired police officers who pleaded to misdemeanor charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl killed when they opened fire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia have been sentenced to 11 months of house arrest during five… Continue reading
May 05 Watch 5:04 Payments made to Justice Thomas’ wife raise more ethical questions about Supreme Court By John Yang, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens For the fourth time in a month, a report raises questions about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his rich friends. This time it’s money going to Ginni Thomas, the justice's wife. According to the Washington Post, Leonard Leo directed… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 10:33 Brooks and Capehart on the controversies involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas By David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart, Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Senate Democrats exploring their own ethical code for justices following a series of controversies involving Supreme Court… Continue watching
May 05 Rochelle Walensky, head of CDC, resigns citing pandemic transition By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Continue reading
May 05 TurboTax customers to receive restitution checks for $141M settlement By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Those impacted were low-income consumers eligible for free, federally-supported tax services — but paid TurboTax to file their federal returns across the 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax years due to “predatory and deceptive marketing.”… Continue reading
May 05 FDA considers 1st request to approve over-the-counter birth control pill By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription. Continue reading