Mar 17 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Biden calls for tougher penalties for executives of failed banks In our news wrap Friday, stocks dropped again amid nagging fears in the banking industry, President Biden asked Congress to authorize tougher penalties for executives of failed banks, the International Criminal Court targeted Russian President Putin with an arrest warrant… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 6:47 After near-collisions on airport runways, FAA calls for safety review By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Tommy Walters U.S. airports have seen an uptick in near-collisions involving commercial planes. The problem prompted the FAA to call for a safety summit, launching a review of standards and procedures to prevent catastrophe. Geoff Bennett reports on the close calls and… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 6:14 Genetic evidence gives support to theory COVID originated in Wuhan market By John Yang The debate over COVID-19's origin is focused on two theories, that humans were first infected by a wild animal or that the virus leaked from a lab. Scientists say the natural transmission theory has been strengthened by new genetic evidence… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 5:23 What a conservative activist hopes to achieve with a billion-dollar donation By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens Last August, conservative activist Leonard Leo received the largest political donation of all time, $1.6 billion. Before that, Leo was known for his role in reshaping the Supreme Court. Now, we are learning more about how he is using this… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 10:55 Brooks and Capehart on the turmoil in the banking sector By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including turmoil in the banking sector, a flare-up in U.S.-Russian tensions and where we stand three years after… Continue watching
Mar 17 Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in tax case By Steve Karnowski, Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts of underreporting their income and failing to file tax returns. His ex-wife pleaded guilty earlier to two counts. Continue reading
Mar 17 States, federal government want Supreme Court to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The tribe says the federal government broke its treaty promise to provide a sufficient water supply for the tribe and that it should come up with a plan to do so. Continue reading
Mar 17 March Madness is underway. How to watch and what to look out for By Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has begun with a full slate of weekend games as teams set their sites on winning the national championship in men's basketball. Continue reading
Mar 17 California to remake San Quentin prison, new focus on rehabilitation By Janie Har, Associated Press, Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country. Continue reading
Mar 17 7 deputies face murder charges in death of Black Virginian Irvo Otieno By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Attorneys for the family of a Black Virginia man who died in law enforcement custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriff's deputies pushing down "every part of his body" with "absolute brutality."… Continue reading