Dec 07 Watch 9:01 Historically denied ‘pivotal’ loans, Black farmers still struggle to get support By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster For decades, Black farmers have been excluded from federal farm programs — a systematic pattern of discrimination that the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged decades ago. Yet proposals to compensate farmers for past wrongs have languished in controversy and red… Continue watching
Dec 07 As omicron spreads, experts speculate whether it will overtake delta By Associated Press As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:45 Alex Gibney’s ‘The Forever Prisoner’ reveals CIA torture tactics By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran A new HBO documentary that debuted this week tells the story of a man once thought to be a top al-Qaida operative. It also reveals U.S. attempts to justify torture in the name of protecting Americans. Amna Nawaz recently sat… Continue watching
Dec 07 Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, impacting a wide variety of sites By Associated Press The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies. Continue reading
Dec 07 European drug regulator supports mixing COVID-19 vaccines By Associated Press The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that using different types of vaccines together, known as heterologous vaccination, can provide protection against COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 07 After Taliban takeover, desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders By Lee Keath, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them too poor to feed their families. Continue reading
Dec 07 China says U.S. diplomatic boycott violates ‘Olympic spirit’ By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Rights groups have pushed for a full-blown boycott… Continue reading
Dec 07 An end of an era in Germany as Merkel bows out after 16 years By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, is bowing out about a week short of the record for longevity held by her one-time mentor, Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany during his 1982-1998 tenure. Continue reading
Dec 07 Biden and Putin square off in video call as Ukraine tensions mount By Aamer Madhani, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The U.S. president is seeking a diplomatic solution to deal with the tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near the Ukraine border. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:03 How the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics may play out for the U.S. The Biden administration will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Administration officials say the diplomatic boycott aims to protest China's human rights abuses. To break down what this means for U.S.-China relations, Amna Nawaz is… Continue watching