Feb 08 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki is expressing concern that China has not been outspoken against what the White House is describing as a coup in Myanmar. Continue reading
Feb 07 WATCH: Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country’s biggest stages, the Super Bowl. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:18 Go big or go home: America’s multi-billion dollar sports betting business By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest sporting -- and betting -- event of the year. Despite the pandemic, bookkeepers are expecting wagers worth more than $4 billion this year. Since its expansion outside Nevada in 2018, the legal betting industry… Continue watching
Jan 27 Amanda Gorman to read poem at Super Bowl By Associated Press The NFL has picked three people who have served during the coronavirus pandemic as honorary captains for the Super Bowl along with inaugural poet Amanda Gorman for an original poem. Continue reading
Jan 19 Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”… Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep By Corey Williams, Associated Press In recent days, President Donald Trump took African American guests to his State of the Union speech, ran a Super Bowl ad on criminal justice reform, and portrayed himself as the champion of education and job opportunities for people of… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash in Syria’s Idlib province In our news wrap Monday, deadly fighting erupted between Turkish and Syrian forces in northwestern Syria. It started after Turkey sent a military convoy into Idlib province and Syria responded with shelling. Also, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is vowing… Continue watching
Feb 03 Puerto Ricans thrilled by flag sighting in Super Bowl By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Screams echoed across Puerto Rico when Jennifer Lopez unfurled a feather cape representing the flag of the U.S. territory during the Super Bowl’s halftime show. The move came at a trying time for the island of 3.2 million U.S. citizens. Continue reading
Feb 03 Climate change may pose a threat to future Super Bowls in Miami By Steven Wine, Associated Press The game will be played Sunday in Miami for the 11th time, the most of any city. But the sea and temperature are rising, which could eventually make South Florida an unsuitable Super Bowl site. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Jennifer Lopez, Shakira in joyful, exuberant halftime show By David Bauder, Associated Press Seizing their opportunity to make a cultural statement, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira infused the Super Bowl halftime show with an exuberance and joy that celebrated their Latina heritage. Continue reading