Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Watch Live: Will the Tokyo Olympics go on? A veteran reporter weighs in
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less than two months. It is the first of Japan's major newspapers t...
May 25, 2021
Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools, where teachers risk losing valuable state funding if they vio...
May 25, 2021
Kathryn Garcia gains momentum, now leads Democratic primary for NYC Mayor: NewsNation poll
NEW YORK CITY (NewsNation Now) - There's a new frontrunner in New York City's Mayoral Democratic primary, according to a new NewsNation/ Emerson College poll. The former commissioner for NYC's Sanitat...
May 25, 2021
Prosecutor in Trump criminal probe convenes grand jury: report
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business dealings, a person ...
May 25, 2021
'Feels like my life is over': Mother of 6-year-old killed in road rage shooting wants justice for her son
ORANGE, Calif. (KTLA) - The family of the 6-year-old boy who was killed in an apparent road rage incident on the 55 Freeway in Orange, California, last week is offering a reward for information leadin...
May 25, 2021
All-female brawl breaks out in stands during Cardinals-White Sox game
CHICAGO (KTVI) - A wild brawl in the stands of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox diverted attention from the field for several minutes Monday. Nearby fans recorded ...
May 25, 2021
Notable investigations, trials and dates ahead 1 year after George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (NewsNation Now) - Americans on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd, which catalyzed the largest U.S. protest movement in decades over police brutality agains...
May 25, 2021
Fourth stimulus check: Congressional support grows for new direct payment
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) - Members of a congressional committee are calling for additional rounds of economic relief from the federal government for families still struggling during the coronavirus pandem...
May 25, 2021
House Republicans blast Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for comparing mask-wearing to the Holocaust
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - Top House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy denounced fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tuesday for comparing the wearing of COVID-19 masks to the Holocaust, a...
May 25, 2021
Social media influencers wooed for Pfizer smear campaign
LE PECQ, France (AP) - Social media influencers in France with hundreds of thousands of followers say a mysterious advertising agency offered to pay them if they agreed to smear Pfizer's COVID-19 vacc...
May 25, 2021