Dec 19 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape, sexual misconduct in Los Angeles trial By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jurors in Los Angeles have found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape at his second sexual misconduct trial. The verdicts Monday following a monthlong trial represent a victory for the #MeToo movement five years after Weinstein became its central figure. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 7:55 Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal charges against Trump for Capitol attack By Lisa Desjardins The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol is winding up its investigation after 18 months, more than one thousand interviews and ten public hearings. Monday, members voted to approve their final report and recommended that the Department… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 7:40 Next steps for criminal referrals against Trump and allies What are the next steps for the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump and his allies to the Department of Justice? Mary McCord of Georgetown University's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Jamil Jaffer of… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Kyiv targeted by more Russian drone attacks In our news wrap Monday, Kyiv was targeted again by early morning Russian drone attacks, the FBI is warning of a spike in online sexual extortion of teenage boys, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa won reelection as the leader of… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 6:54 How effective will UN biodiversity agreement be in saving species at risk? By William Brangham A historic agreement was reached Monday at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Canada that aims to increase protections for the world’s lands and oceans. It comes as the planet continues to experience a staggering decline in biodiversity driven in… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:31 Amy Walter and Annie Linskey on the high-stakes week ahead for Congress Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including a high-stakes week ahead in Congress, the Jan. 6 committee report and… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:17 New film ‘Retrograde’ chronicles chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan By Nick Schifrin It has been 16 months since the United States left Afghanistan in what a top U.S. military officer called a “strategic defeat.” The new film "Retrograde" documents the withdrawal, the Afghan forces left to fight on their own, and the… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:10 Arts groups rally to rebuild creative oasis in Wichita, Kansas By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet 'Tis the season for holiday performances and it’s always a key time for arts groups relying on holiday fare to bring in crowds. But this holiday season comes as arts organizations continue to wrestle with the pandemic's impact. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Dec 19 Supreme Court temporarily blocks lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 19 United Nations conference reaches historic biodiversity agreement By Michael Casey, Associated Press Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world's lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. Continue reading