Dec 20 Watch 7:55 LGBTQ community works to bring acceptance and joy amid increasing threats By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings It’s been a year of increasing anti-LGBTQ sentiment, threats and attacks on drag events and queer spaces. All of this while new data from the Trevor Project found more than 50% of transgender and non-binary youth in the U.S. seriously… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 6:54 Legendary soccer announcer Andres Cantor recounts his native Argentina’s World Cup victory By Jeffrey Brown Two days after winning the World Cup, Argentina’s soccer team arrived home to a thunderous and joyful welcome. The world watched the extraordinary final match against France, and it was especially memorable for one sports commentator. Argentine-American Telemundo sportscaster Andres… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 8:38 Nebraska sculptor will be first African American with work displayed in Statuary Hall By Cat Wise, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mary Fecteau A major attraction for visitors to Washington is the National Statuary Hall Collection. Housed in the United States Capitol, it honors two notable people from each state, most of whom are white and male. Nebraska will soon help diversify the… Continue watching
Dec 20 U.S. asks court to end immigration asylum limits — after Christmas By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Biden administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Before Roberts issued that order, the restrictions were slated to expire… Continue reading
Dec 20 Former officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson sentenced to nearly 12 years By Associated Press Aaron Dean, 38, had faced up to 20 years in prison, but jurors also had the option of sentencing him to probation. Continue reading
Dec 20 Kansas Planned Parenthood takes step toward telemedicine abortions By John Hanna, Associated Press A Planned Parenthood affiliate says it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics. Continue reading
Dec 20 The Jan. 6 committee says Trump broke these laws. Here’s a guide By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The committee said during its final public meeting that it regarded its report as providing a "roadmap to justice." Focus now shifts to the Justice Department and whether it will concur that the evidence is sufficient for prosecution. Continue reading
Dec 20 Donald Trump and Elon Musk: 2 disrupters facing a reckoning By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Both the Tesla CEO and the former president have used Twitter as a sword and a shield — a soapbox to rouse the passions (and tap the pocketbooks) of tens of millions of followers and repulse the other side. Continue reading
Dec 20 As tech advances, converting classic cars to electric grows in popularity By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press A small but expanding group of tinkerers, racers, engineers and entrepreneurs across the country are converting vintage cars and trucks into greener electric vehicles, in part due to recent advances in battery technology. Continue reading
Dec 20 Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer loan violations that affected millions of customers By Associated Press Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed consumers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applied overdraft fees against savings and checking accounts. Continue reading