Jan 13 Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud By Michael Sisak, Associated Press The amount imposed by Judge Juan Manuel Merchan was the maximum allowed by law, an amount equal to double the taxes a small group of executives avoided on benefits including rent-free apartments in Trump buildings, luxury cars and private school… Continue reading
Jan 13 What is Title 42 and what does it mean for immigration at the southern border? By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, amid controversy and backlash about the administration’s allocation of resources to the southern border. The visit came days after he announced a new, restrictive policy… Continue reading
Jan 12 Multiple people killed in Alabama as giant storm system slams through South By Kim Chandler, Jeff Martin, Associated Press A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:47 Rising prices push many Americans further into credit card debt By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings Inflation rates fell for the sixth consecutive month, but Americans are still feeling the pinch from higher than usual prices. Many have been forced to pull out their credit cards, even while interest rates on those cards are soaring. Michelle… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:55 Special counsel appointed to investigate documents found at Biden's home and former office More classified documents from President Biden's time as vice president were found inside his Delaware home, the White House said. This came after the disclosure earlier this week of documents found inside a Washington office. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:25 More Republicans call for scandal-plagued Congressman George Santos to resign More Republican lawmakers are calling for New York Congressman George Santos to resign, just days after the scandal-plagued freshman was sworn in to the House. Santos is under investigation by state and federal authorities after he admitted to lying about… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 8:16 Grant Wahl's wife fights vaccine misinformation in the wake of her husband's death By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings When sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a flood of misinformation took over social media, with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists falsely claiming the COVID vaccine was to blame. Wahl’s wife,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 9:48 Why calls for reform have not reduced the number of people killed by police By John Yang, Sam Lane More than 1,000 people died at the hands of law enforcement in 2022 and wide racial disparities persisted among those deaths. One of those killed last year was Amir Locke, who was shot by police in Minneapolis executing a no-knock… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:19 1st Native American composer to win Pulitzer Prize on his experimental process By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Last year, Raven Chacon became the first Native American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. It brought new attention to the composer known for his experimental sounds and explorations of place and history. Jeffrey Brown has this story,… Continue watching