Jan 17 What to know about the trial starting over Elon Musk’s tweets about Tesla By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Long before beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he serves as CEO and from which he derives most of his wealth and fame. Continue reading
Jan 17 Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at Democratic lawmakers’ homes By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Solomon Pena, who authorities said was angry over his defeat, was arrested Monday evening in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in Albuquerque. Continue reading
Jan 17 8 shot, 1 critical in shooting at MLK Day event in Florida By Associated Press The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed all the victims in the Monday shooting in Fort Pierce were adults, WPBF-TV reported. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Black boxes found at Nepal plane crash site In our news wrap Monday, search teams in Nepal retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 69 people, President Biden marked this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 4:34 Biden faces intensifying scrutiny over classified documents found at his home Republicans and Democrats have called for investigations into President Biden's handling of classified material after additional documents with classified markings were discovered at his Wilmington, Delaware, home last week. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López has the latest. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:10 ‘The Embrace’ sculpture celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in Boston By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated his Nobel Peace Prize with an embrace of his wife, Coretta. In Boston, there was another celebration based on that moment. A 20-foot tall, 19-ton bronze sculpture called “The Embrace” that depicts four… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:54 UN and EU call on Greece to stop prosecuting migrant rescue groups By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis The human rights arms of the United Nations and the European Union have called on Greece to stop criminalizing pro-refugee non-profit groups. Both the U.N. and E.U. say targeting humanitarian groups with prosecutions is having a chilling effect on the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:26 Investigation looks into lack of opportunities for Black NFL coaches The playoffs are underway in the NFL, with some exciting games these past few days. But for Black coaches, last week brought negative news and tough questions about the league’s record on hiring for top spots. Michael Lee of The… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:17 Will climate change lead to more intense weather events? By Laura Barrón-López, Mary Fecteau, Mike Fritz While California continues to be inundated by storms and millions of residents remain under flood watches, western New York is still recovering from last month’s historic blizzard that dumped more than four feet of snow on Buffalo. Laura Barrón-López examines… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:49 New book ‘Myth America’ examines misinformation in U.S. history By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman In a new book, Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer assemble a team of fellow historians to push back on what they see as the biggest myths and rampant misinformation about major issues facing this country and some of its most… Continue watching