Dec 12 WATCH: Joe and Jill Biden package gifts at Toys for Tots event By Associated Press President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden helped pack presents for children and encouraged holiday cheer as the White House marked the 75th anniversary of Toys for Tots at an event hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Continue reading
Dec 12 Fallout from racism scandal keeps shaking LA City Council By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Two months after being entangled in a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman Kevin de Leon has refused calls to resign and is trying to rehabilitate his reputation. Continue reading
Dec 12 Biden restarts task force aimed at helping immigrants integrate into the U.S. By Colleen Long, Associated Press The task force on New Americans will be run by the Domestic Policy Council and the work will focus on workforce training, education and financial access and language learning and health. Continue reading
Dec 12 European nations shift focus on weathering a potential energy shortage next year By Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press Russia cut most natural gas to Europe amid the war in Ukraine, but EU countries largely have been able to fill gas storage for the heating season by tapping new supplies, saving energy and benefiting from mild weather. Continue reading
Dec 12 Supreme Court refuses request to block California flavored tobacco ban By Associated Press The Supreme Court has refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. Continue reading
Dec 12 Soccer journalist Grant Wahl’s body returned to the U.S. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A senior State Department official says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Continue reading
Dec 12 WATCH: White House says Biden has formed an interagency group to draft antisemitism strategy By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Amid a surge in hateful rhetoric and violence, President Joe Biden on Monday formed a new interagency group to develop a national strategy to combat antisemitism, the White House announced. Continue reading
Dec 11 Biden aims to narrow trust gap between U.S. and African leaders at summit By Aamer Madhani, Farai Mutsaka, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa — one that has grown wider over years of frustration about… Continue reading
Dec 11 Arizona’s governor stacks shipping containers on Mexico border at the end of his term By Anita Snow, Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press Work crews have steadily erected hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped by razor wire along Arizona’s remote eastern boundary with Mexico in a bold show of border enforcement by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey even as he prepares to leave office. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 1:53 News Wrap: Russian drones attack power grid in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Russian drone strikes knocked out energy infrastructure across southern Ukraine, a major storm system moving inland from the Pacific Coast threatens severe weather across the U.S., and Republican Kari Lake has asked a court to… Continue watching