Jan 17 Watch 2:49 Police on horseback, drones: PA Capitol grounds tighten security By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber As states across the nation tighten security for possible demonstrations ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, downtown Harrisburg, which houses Pennsylvania’s State Capitol, is filled with police on horseback, guards and the press with businesses boarding up and locals… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 3:58 Dispatches from MI, GA, OH: States step up security ahead of inauguration By PBS NewsHour Amid threats of violent protests ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, states have stepped up security, especially around their respective Capitols. Karen Kasler of Ohio Public Radio and Television reports from Columbus Ohio, Dave Boucher of the Detroit Free Press joins… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 4:56 Week in preview: impeachment, inauguration, potential protests loom By PBS NewsHour With what is sure to be a historic week ahead of us, NewsHour Weekend’s Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Donald Trump’s impending second impeachment trial in the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ swearing in under extraordinary… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Oregon statehouse braces for repeat right-wing violence By Mori Rothman In Oregon, the statehouse in Salem is boarded up this weekend and the governor has called up National Guard troops. NewsHour Weekend’s Mori Rothman spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Sergio Olmos about far-right extremist groups and homegrown white supremacy… Continue watching
Jan 17 Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow By Mstyslav Chernov, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent and determined foe, had spent the previous five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack that he blamed on the Kremlin. Navalny decided to leave Berlin of his own free… Continue reading
Jan 17 Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81 By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. Continue reading
Jan 17 EXPLAINER: Italy faces a political crisis amid a pandemic By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is testing his already low popularity by provoking a political crisis that could bring down Italy’s coalition government at a critical juncture in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 17 Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push By Josef Federman, Associated Press Peace Now said that over 90% of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland of a future independent state, and over 200 homes were located in unauthorized outposts that the government had… Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions By Zeke Miller, Associated Press In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 5:38 An Olympian, a therapist, professionals: A look at the rioters stoked by extremism By Christopher Booker, Laura Fong Dozens have been charged for their role in the Capitol Hill riots and the FBI has identified at least 270 more people for the siege. While some of them have had ruins with the authorities in the past, the rioters,… Continue watching