Dec 26 Vandalism at 3 Washington state electric substations cuts power By Associated Press Vandalism at three electrical substations in western Washington initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers. Continue reading
Dec 26 What are 'Promise Programs' and how can they help make college more affordable? By Cecilia Lallmann, Nicole Ellis U.S. student loan debt totaled more than $1.7 trillion dollars in 2021. And while President Biden’s recently announced student loan payment extension helps relieve some of the pressure for some of those borrowers, it doesn’t address making secondary education more… Continue reading
Dec 26 At least 28 dead in western New York from massive winter storm By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The death toll from a pre-Christmas blizzard that paralyzed the Buffalo area and much of the country has risen to 28 in western New York, authorities said Monday as the region dug out from one of the worst weather-related disasters… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Winter weather cripples holiday travel In our Sunday News Wrap: a monster winter storm has claimed at least 20 lives and crippled holiday travel across the nation. In Afghanistan, four major aid groups are suspending operations after the Taliban banned women from working in non-governmental… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:51 A scandal rocked Virginia's governor. Here's what happened next In 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam faced a scandal involving a racist photograph in his medical school yearbook. But he decided not to resign, and instead focused on reconciliation, becoming one of the most consequential governors in Virginia's history. Margaret… Continue watching
Dec 25 Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83 By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who became the first woman to earn $1 million on the LPGA, died on Christmas Eve, her longtime partner said. She was 83. Continue reading
Dec 25 Busses from Texas drop migrants near VP Harris home on frigid Christmas Eve By Associated Press Texas authorities have not confirmed their involvement, but the bus drop-offs are in line with previous actions by border-state governors calling attention to the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Continue reading
Dec 25 Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 24 lives By Carolyn Thompson, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. About 60% of the U.S. population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning,… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Severe winter weather prompts multiple states of emergency In our news wrap Saturday, blizzards and frigid temperatures gripped much of the U.S., Russian shelling killed at least five people in Kherson, China plans to ease border restrictions with Hong Kong despite a wave of COVID infections in the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 6:25 TSA tests controversial facial recognition technology at major airports People traveling across the country this holiday season may come across a new component of airport security. The Transportation Security Administration is now testing facial identification scanners at 16 major airports. Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler joins William Brangham to… Continue watching