Jan 08 Biden meets border officials in El Paso on first stop of visit to U.S.-Mexico border By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:43 Biden visits southern border amid criticism of migration, asylum policy President Biden is making his first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office today, to meet with border officials about migration and drug trafficking. The trip comes days after Biden announced policies designed to discourage migrants from seeking asylum… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil's government buildings In our news wrap Sunday, supporters of Brazil's former President Bolsonaro stormed the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, China reopened its borders to international travel for the first time in three years, California is bracing for another wave… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 5:10 How the NFL's medical teams prepare for emergencies on the field The shocking collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during last week’s Monday Night Football game has put a spotlight on the NFL’s medical teams that are present at every game. Jourdan Rodrigue, a reporter for The Athletic, joins John… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 5:32 Why Americans are lonelier and its effects on our health According to U.S. Census Bureau surveys, Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone since before the pandemic, which has only intensified the sense of social isolation. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and psychology professor at… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:26 A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar Devashish Basnet is a Rhodes Scholar studying refugee and migration patterns. A refugee himself, he left Nepal as a child when his family sought asylum in the United States. Basnet shares his Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration. Continue watching
Jan 08 Ahead of Biden's U.S.-Mexico border visit, migrants fear new rules By Andres Leighton, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in El Paso Sunday afternoon on his first, politically thorny visit to the southern border before traveling on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders. Continue reading
Jan 07 Local mayor says shooting of teacher by 6-year-old 'a red flag for the country' By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:23 What House Speaker McCarthy's concessions to get elected mean for the nation By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Harry Zahn After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Russia shells Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine during cease-fire In our news wrap Saturday, fighting continued in eastern Ukraine despite a Russia-ordered cease fire for Orthodox Christmas, a Virginia teacher’s condition is improving after a 6-year-old student shot her at school, a federal appeals court struck down a ban… Continue watching