May 04 Watch 6:40 Looking back at a year of Supreme Court cases tried over the phone By John Yang, Alex D'Elia Few institutions are as tradition-laden as the U.S. Supreme Court, but the pandemic brought changes. Justices dialed in to hear their final oral argument of the term Tuesday- a case about sentencing reductions for low-level crack-cocaine offenses. Their final call… Continue watching
May 04 Biden's infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the U.S. By Gabriel Filippelli, The Conversation President Joe Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment. Continue reading
May 04 Ethiopia 'at a crossroads' amid spiraling ethnic conflict By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Six months have passed since the government launched a military operation in the Tigray region to capture its fugitive leaders. Widespread atrocities are reported and thousands have been killed. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Biden aims to vaccinate 70 percent of adult Americans by July 4 By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The new goal, which also includes fully vaccinating 160 million adults by Independence Day, comes as demand for vaccines has dropped off markedly nationwide, with some states leaving more than half their vaccine doses unordered. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Jen Psaki speaks on Iran talks, India aid, travel By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki said the number of migrant children at Customs and Border Protection stations has decreased to approximately 600 after a high of more than 5,000 at the end of March. Continue reading
May 04 Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Julie Watson, Associated Press President Joe Biden formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: AG Merrick Garland testifies before House on budget request By News Desk and Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on President Biden's Department of Justice budget request for the next fiscal year. Continue reading
May 03 Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The big increase of $368 billion was attributed to passage of a $1.9 trillion support measure that President Joe Biden pushed through Congress in March which provided another round of relief payments totaling $1,400 per individual. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Mississippi begins clean up after tornadoes leave major damage In our news wrap Monday, people across Mississippi spent the day cleaning up after multiple tornadoes struck on Sunday. The daily average of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is below 50,000 for the first time since October. President Biden… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:10 How the US plans to reunite more than 1,000 families that remain separated at the border The White House announced Monday it would reunite four families that U.S. officials separated at the southern border during Donald Trump's presidency. Over 5,500 children were taken from their parents to deter illegal immigration since July, 2017. Department of Homeland… Continue watching