Jan 23 Asian American communities grieve after Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los… Continue reading
Jan 23 Suspect in Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting found dead, police seek motive By Amy Taxin, Stefanie Dazio, Terry Tang, Brian Melley, Associated Press The search for the motive behind the shooting massacre at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance hall led police to a mobile home community as they probed the past of the 72-year-old suspect Monday and his relationship to the club. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Monterey Park shooting 'tore a hole' through Asian community In our news wrap Sunday, a gunman killed at least 10 people in the predominantly Asian community of Monterey Park, California, a protest in Atlanta mourning the fatal police shooting of an activist ended in violence, armed extremists stormed a… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 4:21 Takeaways from the FBI search of Biden's home for classified material By John Yang, Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery An FBI search of President Biden's Wilmington, Delaware home turned up more classified documents on Friday. The search was coordinated between the FBI and Biden's personal attorney and underscores the seriousness of a special counsel's investigation into Biden's handling of… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 8:43 The shifting battle over abortion rights 50 years after Roe By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade gave constitutional protection to the right to seek an abortion. But after a different Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, ending a pregnancy is now a crime in… Continue watching
Jan 22 On 50th anniversary of Roe, women's marches draw thousands across the U.S. By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Women’s marches demanding abortion rights drew thousands of people across the country on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the procedure. Continue reading
Jan 22 Experts say swift firing of police is rare, but could become more common By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The speed with which five Memphis police officers were fired following the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual but could become more common, according to those studying police and criminal justice issues. Continue reading
Jan 22 Damar Hamlin attends 1st Buffalo Bills game since his cardiac arrest By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest during a game three weeks ago, is in attendance at Highmark Stadium for Buffalo’s AFC divisional round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the team said on social media. Continue reading
Jan 22 Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent By R.J. Rico, Associated Press A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. Continue reading
Jan 22 State lawmakers propose power grid protections amid surge in substation attacks By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The recent attacks in Moore County, North Carolina, and others in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Nevada, have underscored the vulnerability of the nation’s far-flung electrical grid, which security experts have long warned could be a target for domestic extremists. Continue reading