Feb 07 GOP more diverse, but Congress still doesn’t reflect America’s demographics By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than in years past. Continue reading
Feb 07 Powerball player in Washington wins $754.6 million prize By Associated Press Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds to win a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot. Continue reading
Feb 07 Google looks to challenge ChatGPT and Microsoft with own ‘Bard’ By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with "Bard." That's the name the company's given to its conversational service that's apparently aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Continue reading
Feb 07 In years leading to killing of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police lowered the bar for hiring By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits. Continue reading
Feb 07 Super Bowl betting estimated to reach $16 billion By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Over 50 million American adults plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry's national trade group predicted Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 06 Woman plotted with a neo-Nazi leader to attack power grid, officials say By Lea Skene, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The plan was thwarted when both suspects were arrested last week, adding to a growing list of similar cases as authorities warn the American electrical grid could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:25 What China is trying to accomplish with repeated incursions into U.S. airspace By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. sent divers to salvage what they believe is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down this weekend off the South Carolina coast. Chinese officials claim it was a civilian weather balloon that went off course. The Pentagon… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 6:28 Calls for paid leave grow louder 30 years after passage of Family and Medical Leave Act By Laura Barrón-López, Mary Fecteau The Family and Medical Leave Act was hailed as revolutionary for its time when President Clinton signed it into law in 1993. Workers were guaranteed job protection if they needed to take time off to care for themselves, a newborn… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 5:46 Hundreds of migrant children remain separated from families despite push to reunite them By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura It’s been two years since the Biden administration took on the task of reunifying children with their families after they were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. While the Biden administration has succeeded in uniting… Continue watching