Nov 23 Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of chills and fever By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after experiencing chills and fever, the court said Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 4:43 Impeachment inquiry is ‘only just beginning’ after testimony By PBS NewsHour As Congress takes a Thanksgiving break, Democratic and Republican staff members are drafting reports on the impeachment inquiry that will determine the next phases of the process. Jami Floyd, a host and legal editor at WNYC New York Public Radio,… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 3:05 Navy secretary says he will not step down over Navy SEAL disciplinary proceedings By PBS NewsHour U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer downplayed reports that he and the commander of the Navy Seals said they would resign or be fired if President Trump issued a written order to halt hearings that could remove Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 10:36 How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman To help address a housing shortage, Minneapolis became the first large American city to end single-family zoning, the rules that restrict certain neighborhoods to single-family homes. Now, buildings with up to three units can be built on any residential lot. Continue watching
Nov 23 Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya By Tom Odula, Associated Press Kenya’s interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Continue reading
Nov 23 New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo By Associated Press Newly released documents show Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. Continue reading
Nov 23 Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl By Michael Sisak, Associated Press At another time in history, the indictment of two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself might have served as an emphatic rebuttal to suspicions that the wealthy sex offender was actually murdered. Not in… Continue reading
Nov 23 Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies By Associated Press The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream By Nicole Winfield, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons on Saturday as he began a three-day visit to Japan and fulfilled a dream to be a missionary in a land with a rich but bloody Christian past. Continue reading
Nov 23 US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges. Continue reading