Feb 23 Hundreds of flights grounded as winter storms ravage U.S. from California to northern plains By Jim Salter, Associated Press Dangerous winter weather is ravaging the nation from California through the northern Plains. Continue reading
Feb 23 Transportation Secretary Buttigieg visits train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in East Palestine, Ohio, to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment. Continue reading
Feb 22 States look to remove legal protections for gun industry amid mass shootings By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press It not only repeals the state's 2000 law — which prohibits firearm companies from being held liable for violence perpetrated with their products — but also outlines a code of conduct that targets in part how weapons are designed and… Continue reading
Feb 22 How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compared to Trump By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The rule generally requires people to use what the administration calls "lawful, safe and orderly pathways" to get to the U.S., but critics say this goes against U.S. immigration law and plan to sue as soon as the rule is… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: Massive winter storm bears down on huge part of U.S. In our news wrap Wednesday, a massive winter storm is bearing down on a huge swath of the U.S., President Biden called Russia's decision to withdraw from the nuclear arms control treaty a "big mistake," Palestinian officials say an Israeli… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 9:24 Freed political prisoner discusses Nicaragua’s slide toward authoritarianism By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Earlier this month, Nicaragua exiled hundreds of its citizens, many of whom were political prisoners, to the United States. Their release marks a turning point for a government that has become increasingly authoritarian. Felix Maradiaga, a former Nicaraguan presidential candidate,… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 11:51 How today’s divisions in America are different from what we’ve seen before By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson After deciding to step away from the anchor desk, Judy Woodruff wanted to use this time to hone in on a topic she feels is the most urgent one facing our country: the deep divisions and distrust among us. She… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 3:01 A Brief But Spectacular take on the right to relate By Steve Goldbloom Ole Kassow is a Danish entrepreneur who started Cycling Without Age, a nonprofit that encourages volunteers to cycle with senior citizens in bike taxis as a way to help them get outdoors. Kassow shares his Brief But Spectacular take on… Continue watching
Feb 22 Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that a man on Arizona's death row should be resentenced because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death. Continue reading
Feb 22 Trump visits East Palestine train derailment site, calls response a ‘betrayal’ By Jill Colvin, John Seewer, Associated Press Donald Trump has visited East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month. The former president describes the federal response to the incident as a "betrayal."… Continue reading