Nov 21 Watch 4:32 The history of the presidential turkey pardon Americans are expected to gobble up more than 40 million turkeys between now and the end of the year. But two massive birds will escape the holiday season thanks to presidential intervention. Stephanie Sy has a look at the history… Continue watching
Nov 21 New York issues 1st licenses for legal marijuana dispensaries By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press New York has issued the state's first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal and lucrative marketplace for recreational marijuana. Continue reading
Nov 21 LGBTQ nightclub shooting suspect evaded Colorado's 'red flag' gun law By Bernard Condon, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press The suspect in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb last year. Yet despite that scare, there's no public record that police or relatives tried to trigger Colorado's "red flag" law. Continue reading
Nov 21 Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The move came just days after the uncompleted execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith was the state's second such instance of being unable to kill an inmate in the past two months. Continue reading
Nov 21 Supreme Court turns away school's appeal of sexual assault case By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. Continue reading
Nov 21 'When districts can't find teachers, students suffer.' Here's why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools By Hannah Grabenstein High-poverty school districts are struggling to fill more open positions than higher-income districts, but those areas have had staffing shortages for at least a decade. Continue reading
Nov 21 Prosecution rests in Trump Organization's tax fraud case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial have rested their case. They are pinning their hopes for convicting Trump's company largely on the word of two top executives. Continue reading
Nov 21 Man accused in Colorado gay bar shooting facing murder and hate crime charges By Thomas Peipert, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press Court records show the man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 2:52 Community mourns deadly Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs By Claire Mufson A gunman opened fire late Saturday night inside Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding at least 25 before being subdued by patrons and taken into police custody. People who were inside the club… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: Climate summit wraps with promise of disaster fund for poor nations In our news wrap Sunday, COP27 came to a close with a breakthrough deal that will create a climate disaster fund for the world's poorest nations, new Twitter CEO Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump's personal account on the platform, western… Continue watching