April 28, 2021

Yuh-Jung Youn, from left, winner of the award for best actress in a supporting role for "Minari," Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for "Judas and the Black Messiah," and Frances McDormand, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for "Nomadland," pose outside the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool)

Oscars: ABC exec talks ‘great risks’ that some think may not have paid off

Published on

By Lisa Respers France The Oscars were different this year, and not everyone was thrilled about it. Ratings plummeted 58 percent from last year, making it the lowest-rated Academy Awards ever. And while there were some shining moments, to some, the ceremony seemed to have ended abruptly — instead of ending with best picture, the

More
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders in the East Room of the White House April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
/

New York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’

Published on

By Daniel Dale The New York Post temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished, a debunked article that falsely claimed that copies of Vice President Kamala Harris’ book were being included in “welcome kits” given to migrant children at a shelter in Long Beach, California. The reporter who wrote the article, Laura Italiano, tweeted late

More

Biden seeks $80 billion to boost IRS enforcement

Published on

By John Harwood, Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, President Joe Biden will seek $80 billion to fund enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement of high-earners to help pay for his American Families Plan, which he is set to unveil later this week, two sources briefed on the proposal told CNN. The administration believes the enhanced measures

More
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. President Joe Biden listens during a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate with 40 world leaders at the East Room of the White House April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. President pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden’s family plan to lay out economic ambition — and underscore the long road ahead

Published on

By Phil Mattingly President Joe Biden, on the verge of the 100-day mark, will soon lay out the final piece of a sweeping, $4 trillion spending proposal — one that would invest hundreds of billions into key Democratic priorities on education, child care and paid leave — in a bid to reshape the social infrastructure

More
US President Joe Biden listens after speaking to the staff of the US State Department during his first visit in Washington, DC, February 4, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Washington Post: White House considering setting refugee cap at original proposal of 62,500

Published on

By Veronica Stracqualursi The White House is reconsidering raising the number of refugees allowed into the US to about 62,500, its original goal, The Washington Post reported Monday. The move comes after the White House publicly shifted the figure several times as it tries to negotiate a balance between pleasing immigrant advocacy groups and being

More
Group of african teenagers friends wearing medical masks protect from infections and diseases coronavirus virus quarantine.

Some experts say new CDC guidelines are too cautious. Here’s why that matters with vaccine hesitancy

Published on

By Christina Maxouris In its gradual return to normal, the US took another step forward this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Tuesday on the activities fully vaccinated Americans can safely enjoy without a mask. The agency said fully vaccinated people can unmask at small outdoor gatherings or when dining

More