Dec 03 Survivors of Uvalde shooting seek $27B in class action lawsuit By Associated Press Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27 billion due to delays in confronting the attacker, court… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Labor report shows economy added 263,000 jobs in November In our news wrap Friday, U.S. hiring remained strong in November despite slow economic growth and high inflation, Democrats voted for a major shake-up to their presidential primary calendar with South Carolina the first state to vote instead of Iowa… Continue watching
Dec 02 Los Angeles City Council unanimously votes to ban oil and gas drilling By Drew Costley, Associated Press The vote comes after more than a decade of complaints from city residents that pollution drifting from wells was affecting their health. Los Angeles was once a booming oil town, but many of its oilfields are now played out. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:12 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 7:52 Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator' More than a year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, journalist Maria Ressa still faces a series of criminal charges in her native country of the Philippines. She spent much of her time reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:12 How Muslim American candidates made history in the midterms By Geoff Bennett The 2022 midterms saw the greatest number of Muslim Americans elected to office. According to a report from Jetpac Resource Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, 153 Muslim Americans ran for office across all levels of government. Ruwa Roman… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 12:31 Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats' plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Democrats' plan to shakeup the road to the White House, President Biden and Congress halt a… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 6:13 Musician and actor Tobe Nwigwe finds his purpose By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Musician and actor Tobe Nwigwe is a first-generation child of Nigerian immigrants. He built a following through his music and acting after asking himself, and then others, "What is your purpose?" Jeffrey Brown sat down with Nwigwe to learn more… Continue watching
Dec 02 In closing remarks, prosecutors say evidence shows Trump 'explicitly' knew about tax fraud By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Prosecutors have resumed their closing argument in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial, promising to share previously unrevealed details about Trump's knowledge of a tax dodge scheme hatched by one of his top executives. Continue reading
Dec 02 Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Houston police said Friday that 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark was charged with murder and has been arrested in connection with the rapper's death. Continue reading