Jan 09 Watch 9:55 U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience By Amna Nawaz Contractor and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was kidnapped and held hostage by Taliban forces for over two and a half years. He was released as part of a prisoner swap last September and is now adjusting to freedom and… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 5:38 CDC warns of rising strep throat infections among children By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings The CDC is investigating a rise in severe cases of strep throat among kids in the U.S. Several children’s hospitals across the country have reported an increase in strep cases since November, including in Colorado where two children died. Dr. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 6:01 The true story behind one of the most damaging spies in American history She’s been called one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history. Ana Montes passed secrets and information to the Cuban government for almost 17 years until her arrest just days after the 9/11 attacks. After nearly two decades behind… Continue watching
Jan 09 Storm forces evacuations on 5th anniversary of Montecito's deadly mudslide By Christopher Weber, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Rescuers have ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central coastal California Monday morning. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Police chief describes 6-year-old student's shooting of teacher in class By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The 6-year-old Virginia student who shot and wounded his teacher pulled the handgun from a backpack and shot her while she was teaching his first-grade class, a police chief said. Continue reading
Jan 09 Damar Hamlin back in Buffalo to resume recovery By John Wawrow, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety is back in Buffalo in an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he's made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a… Continue reading
Jan 09 Louisiana is building electricity hubs to power communities after a disaster. Here's how they work By Roby Chavez The "community lighthouses," which are being planned and built in 16 locations in New Orleans as well as eight spots outside the city, are expected to help the most vulnerable people in a neighborhood within 24 hours of a power… Continue reading
Jan 08 California braces for floods, mudslides with more storms on the way By Associated Press California was hit with more turbulent weather Sunday as thunderstorms, snow and damaging winds swept into the northern part the state, preceding another series of incoming storms and raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides on soils… Continue reading
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