• Older workers are facing fewer job prospects and higher COVID risks

    Older workers are facing fewer job prospects and higher COVID risks

    Dec 22, 2020 11:30 PM EST

    Paul Solman: Is that your entire cushion? Celia Stevens: Yes, it is. Paul Solman: Of course, this year has been crushing for almost all of us because of COVID, but especially for older Americans without savings or a well-paying work-from-home job. Donna Rushing: I did start taking ...

  • What's behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.?

    What's behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.?

    Dec 21, 2020 11:35 PM EST

    ... of this pandemic. John Yang: Another major factor? Lingering distrust between law enforcement and communities of color after officers killed Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Darren Faulkner: There's a huge trust factor that we are seeing in the community as it pertains to law enforcement. And ...

  • BeyoncĂ© leads Grammys with 9 nominations

    Beyoncé leads Grammys with 9 nominations

    Nov 24, 2020 06:50 PM EST

    Lipa, who won two Grammys last year, earned bids for album of the year with "Future Nostalgia" as well as song and record of the year for her hit "Don't Start Now." Swift, whose last two albums didn't garner nominations for album of the year, is competing for ...

  • Biden defeats Trump after flipping key battleground states

    Biden defeats Trump after flipping key battleground states

    Nov 07, 2020 04:29 PM EST

    From the start the president used his bully pulpit to tout his response to the virus and criticize Democratic governors in charge of states with high numbers of COVID-19 cases. He also criticized Biden for “hiding in his basement” in Delaware, at times blurring the lines between campaign rhetoric ...

  • WATCH: Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

    WATCH: Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

    Oct 26, 2020 11:32 PM EST

    ... beliefs. Graham said Barrett is "unabashedly pro-life, but she’s not going to apply ‘the law of Amy’ to all of us.” At the start of Trump’s presidency, McConnell engineered a Senate rules change to allow confirmation by a majority of the 100 senators, rather than the 60 ...

  • WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court

    WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court

    Oct 26, 2020 02:30 PM EST

    ... beliefs. Graham said Barrett is "unabashedly pro-life, but she’s not going to apply ‘the law of Amy’ to all of us.” At the start of Trump’s presidency, McConnell engineered a Senate rules change to allow confirmation by a majority of the 100 senators, rather than the 60 ...

  • On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    Oct 15, 2020 07:07 PM EST

    ... understand the intersection of sexual violence and structural racism. And so we really have a lot of work to do." They also noted the Breonna Taylor case and the #SayHerName campaign, which brings attention to Black women like Taylor whose cases go unheard or are silenced. Burke said she herself ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials

    News Wrap: U.S. imposes sanctions on Belarusian officials

    Oct 02, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    ... new milestone in the state's worst fire season on record. Hours of Kentucky grand jury recordings in the case over the killing of Breonna Taylor were made public today. In the tapes, Louisville police said that they identified themselves before bursting into Taylor's apartment and fatally shooting her ...

  • 2 Louisville police officers shot, but unclear if tied to protests

    2 Louisville police officers shot, but unclear if tied to protests

    Sep 24, 2020 01:18 AM EST

    ... do not need to wait for the final judgment of that investigation to do more to deliver justice for Breonna." He said the country should start by addressing excessive force, banning chokeholds and overhauling no-knock warrants. "We must never stop speaking Breonna's name as we work to reform ...

  • Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title

    Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title

    Sep 12, 2020 10:24 PM EST

    ... the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, she lifted her game, and Azarenka couldn’t sustain her start. By the end, Osaka pulled away to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback victory for her second U.S. Open championship and ...