Feb 18 Watch 4:22 How an enslaved man helped create these iconic monuments in Washington, D.C. By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sarah Clune Hartman Some of Washington, D.C.’s most familiar landmarks were built with the labor of enslaved people, their accomplishments largely lost to history. In part three of our series, “Hidden Histories,” we learn about one of those enslaved laborers, a sculptor named… Continue watching
Feb 18 Supreme Court ruling creates turmoil over gun laws in lower courts By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Ohio officials say public water supply safe near derailment, chemical spill In our news wrap Friday, Ohio officials say testing shows public water in East Palestine is still safe to drink after the toxic chemical spill, five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 10:20 Man freed after 28 years in prison reflects on wrongful murder conviction By John Yang, Frank Carlson Earlier this week, a St. Louis judge overturned the murder conviction of Lamar Johnson, who spent nearly 28 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. John Yang first profiled Johnson's case in 2021 and spoke with him again… Continue watching
Feb 17 6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage. Continue reading
Feb 17 ‘Run, Fight, Hide.’ Inside the 4 hours of lockdown at Michigan State University By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Courtney Norris In the days following the shooting, the circle of grief and trauma radiated out far beyond the current 50,000 registered students at MSU. As the most populous university in the state, and one of the largest in the U.S., most… Continue reading
Feb 17 White House defends response to toxic train derailment in Ohio By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. Continue reading
Feb 17 Tank manufacturing plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Thousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role in the effort to arm Ukraine as it fends off the Russian invasion. Continue reading
Feb 17 Power outage cancels, diverts flights at New York’s Kennedy Airport By Karen Matthews, Ben Finley, Associated Press A power outage in a terminal of New York's Kennedy International Airport has stretched into a second day. The outage has stranded passengers and forced flights to be canceled or diverted to other airports. Continue reading
Feb 17 Military finishes recovery of Chinese balloon remnants off South Carolina coast By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials say the military has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese… Continue reading