Dec 27 WATCH: Buffalo officials warn police will enforce driving ban after snow storm, flooding a risk By Carolyn Thompson, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Officials in New York say state and military police were sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo. Continue reading
Dec 27 Co-leader of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer sentenced to 16 years in prison By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Continue reading
Dec 27 WATCH: 7 questions with Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Tim McPhillips Before the PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett take over the NewsHour anchor desk from the legendary Judy Woodruff on Jan. 2, they sat down with the NewsHour's digital team to reflect on how they came into journalism, the… Continue reading
Dec 27 After deadliest storm in decades, Buffalo faces more snow By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Mayor Byron Brown’s office announced seven additional storm-related deaths Tuesday. That brings Buffalo’s total to 27, along with at least seven suburban fatalities. Continue reading
Dec 27 Southwest Airlines under scrutiny after wave of winter storm cancellations By David Koenig, Associated Press Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the U.S., and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 7:19 Brutal winter storm paralyzes parts of U.S., leaving dozens dead By Laura Barrón-López, Tommy Walters A brutal freeze is paralyzing parts of the United States. At least 50 people have died in the fierce winter storm with 27 of those deaths in western New York. Tens of thousands of customers across the country are still… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Japan grapples with massive snowstorm In our news wrap Monday, Japan is grappling with a massive snowstorm that blanketed the country's northern coastal regions, South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years and… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 8:05 Millions of 'unbanked' Americans lack adequate access to financial services By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes It's not well known, but about 4.5% of U.S. households are unbanked, meaning no one in the house has a checking or savings account. The rate declined during the pandemic because people opened accounts to receive government stimulus funds. But… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Leigh Ann Caldwell on candidates seeking a White House run in 2024 NPR’s Tamara Keith and Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the candidates teasing runs for the White House in 2024 and a look back at what Congress accomplished in… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 7:55 Why there are new assessments of Oppenheimer's role in history By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led the Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons during World War II and is perhaps best known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But he was a complicated man. As William Brangham explains, there are… Continue watching