Feb 12 Watch 6:37 The current hurdles to putting more electric vehicles on the road By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson In last week's State of the Union, President Biden reaffirmed his administration's commitment to get more electric vehicles in American driveways. It's estimated that half of all new vehicle sales will be EVs by 2030, but the industry still faces… Continue watching
Feb 12 Sen. Schumer says 2 objects shot down over Alaska, Canada believed to be balloons By Associated Press The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Where to watch the Super Bowl and what to know about Sunday’s game By David Brandt, Associated Press The Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is rapidly approaching. Here are some things to know ahead of Sunday's game:. Continue reading
Feb 11 Trudeau ordered U.S. fighter jet to shoot down object over northern Canada By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: U.S. military searches for object shot down near Alaska In our news wrap Saturday, the U.S. military is searching for the remains of an unidentified object shot down off the coast of Alaska Friday, Trump’s legal team turned over more classified materials to federal investigators, and police in Raleigh,… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:07 Doug Williams on the significance of 2 Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl By John Yang, Rachel Wellford, Winston Wilde Sunday’s Super Bowl will mark the first time in NFL history that both teams’ starting quarterbacks are Black — Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles. Former NFL star Doug Williams, who was… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 4:32 How Robert Smalls sailed his crew and family to freedom during the Civil War By John Yang, Kaisha Young During the transatlantic slave trade, Charleston, South Carolina was one of the largest slave ports in the United States. But at the height of the Civil War, Charleston’s waterfront was the backdrop of one enslaved man’s daring escape. In part… Continue watching
Feb 11 U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities in response to alleged spy balloon incident By Associated Press The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. Continue reading
Feb 11 Raleigh police release video of repeated Taser use on man who died after arrest By Gary D. Robertson, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Police in North Carolina's capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 3:05 U.S. shoots down object that crossed into airspace near Alaska By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Alexis Cox There's been a new incursion by an unidentified object high above American territory and the U.S. military has shot it down. It happened Friday afternoon off northeastern Alaska as the object flew at 40,000 feet. The Biden administration said it… Continue watching