Economy Jan 18 What Activision Blizzard’s acquisition by Microsoft means for its pending lawsuits, gamers Microsoft announced plans Tuesday to buy Activision Blizzard — a huge leader in game development — in a deal valued at $75 billion. But the acquisition comes with significant issues. There have been numerous allegations of sexual misconduct in the…
Politics Jan 13 Democrats’ voting rights legislation ‘on ice’ with opposition to filibuster change President Biden and congressional Democrats made a new push Thursday for voting rights legislation. The House passed a repackaged set of two bills aimed at blunting Republican-passed state laws that Democrats say will limit voting. But they still face hurdles…
Politics Jan 11 Biden issues urgent new call to protect the right to vote President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both traveled to Georgia Tuesday to pressure Congress to pass long-stalled federal voting rights legislation. NewsHour’s Geoff Bennett has the story.
Politics Jan 11 Biden, Harris push voting rights legislation in Georgia. Will it make a difference? As President Biden and Vice President Harris step up their push for Democrats to pass federal voting rights legislation, Geoff Bennet gets two different views on the significance of their trip to Georgia Tuesday and what lies ahead. Latosha Brown,…
Arts Jan 07 How Sidney Poitier’s work pushed past white limitations on Black talent Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. Poitier transformed how Black characters were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance. Throughout his life, the star…
Education Jan 04 Newark schools temporarily return to virtual learning to avoid post-holiday COVID spike Out of nearly 100,000 public schools in the United States, more than 90 percent are back to in-person classes. But concerns over the spread of COVID has led some districts to close for the first two weeks of this new…