Feb 15 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office offers bleak reassessment of U.S. economy In our news wrap Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office offered a bleak reassessment of the U.S. economy, a white supremacist was sentenced to life without parole for killing 10 black people in Buffalo last May, the Justice Department closed a… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 6:06 Michigan Democrats push for more gun control laws after MSU mass shooting By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Authorities are searching for a motive behind Monday's shooting at Michigan State University that left three people dead and five wounded. As questions remain about the suspect’s connection to the university and the gun used to carry out the attack,… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 9:08 Senate hearing on fentanyl outlines international supply chain that brings drug to U.S. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Tess Conciatori A Congressional hearing on fentanyl brought some of the Biden administration's key drug officials together to examine how to address what is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45. Lisa Desjardins has more on the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 2:15 Missouri man freed after 28 years behind bars for murder he didn’t commit By John Yang, Frank Carlson After nearly three decades in prison, a Missouri man's murder conviction has been overturned. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Lamar Johnson was innocent of the 1994 murder of Marcus Boyd. John Yang… Continue watching
Feb 15 Audit denounces French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët for sexual harassment By Associated Press A government audit says Noël Le Graët no longer has legitimacy to remain as French soccer federation president because his management style and behavior toward women are “incompatible with the exercise of his functions."… Continue reading
Feb 15 Charges dropped against reporter arrested at Ohio news conference By John Seewer, Associated Press Ohio's attorney general says charges have been dropped against a cable news reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference in Ohio last week. Continue reading
Feb 15 Why economic hardship is keeping more animals in shelters By Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings In the first 14 months of the pandemic, nearly one in five American households adopted a cat or dog. But as COVID precautions shift and inflation takes its toll on the economy, many of those pets are going back into… Continue reading
Feb 15 Austin’s city manager fired over widespread winter power outages By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Officials in Austin, Texas, have fired the city's manager over the delayed response to a massive winter storm that left thousands of residents without power for a week or longer this month. Continue reading
Feb 15 American consumers retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press America's consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in almost two years, underscoring the economy's resilience in the face of higher prices and multiple interest… Continue reading
Feb 15 Buffalo supermarket shooter sentenced to life for racist attack killing 10 By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after listening to the relatives of his victims express the pain and rage caused by his racist attack. Continue reading