Oct 25 Watch 6:55 Biden issues ‘long overdue’ apology for federal Indigenous boarding schools By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant President Biden apologized for a U.S. policy that forcibly separated generations of Indigenous children from their families and sent them to boarding schools for forced assimilation into white society. An investigation uncovered abuse at the schools and the deaths of… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 9:14 Trump’s rambling speeches raise questions about mental decline By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant If he wins the election, Donald Trump would be the oldest president ever elected. After several appearances where his remarks were rambling or incoherent, and one event in which he swayed silently to music on stage for close to 40… Continue watching
Oct 24 WATCH: Biden makes historic apology for ‘sin’ of U.S. role in deadly Indigenous boarding schools By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press No president has ever formally apologized for the forced removal of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children — an element of genocide as defined by the United Nations — or any other aspect of the U.S. government’s decimation… Continue reading
Oct 24 New AI rules for national security agencies balance tech’s promise with protection against risks By David Klepper, Associated Press The rules being announced Thursday are designed to ensure that national security agencies can access the latest and most powerful AI while also mitigating its misuse. Continue reading
Oct 23 Biden says global leaders are terrified of what will happen if Trump wins the election By Fatima Hussein, Will Weissert, Associated Press “Every international meeting I attend,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, “They pull me aside — one leader after the other, quietly — and say, ‘Joe, he can’t win.’ My democracy is at stake.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 Biden thanks Slovenian PM for helping secure Americans’ release in major Russia prisoner swap By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden heaped praise on Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on Tuesday for his role in the recent seven-nation prisoner swap that freed Americans Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan from Russian prison. Continue reading
Oct 22 WATCH: Biden and Bernie Sanders celebrate prescription drug savings for Americans By Fatima Hussein, Will Weissert, Associated Press Much of those savings came as a result of a cap on out-of-pocket drug costs created by the sweeping climate and health care law that the Biden administration helped carry through Congress in 2022. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, while the 19 recipients of National Humanities Medals included playwright-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham. Continue reading
Oct 21 Health insurance needs to fully cover over-the-counter birth control like condoms, White House says By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The new rule would expand coverage, allowing millions of people on private health insurance to pick up free condoms, birth control pills, or “morning after” pills from local storefronts without a prescription. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: In Berlin, Biden urges Western allies to continue flow of aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Friday, Biden met with Western allies in Berlin to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a federal judge unsealed nearly 2,000 pages of evidence in Trump’s election interference case, safety officials are investigating… Continue watching