World Jun 07 Evacuations continue in Ukraine as scope of dam disaster comes into full view Floods are inundating vast swaths of southern Ukraine and rescue and salvage efforts are underway as the waters keep rising. Tuesday's dam collapse unleashed a humanitarian and ecological disaster in a nation already suffering from 16 months of war. Geoff…
World Jun 06 Experts warn of humanitarian and environmental crisis following Ukraine dam breach Water is pouring through a giant gap in a dam in southern Ukraine. It gave way early Tuesday morning, forcing thousands of people to flee and touching off competing claims about the cause. Ukraine accused the Russians of blowing up…
Nation May 11 Border officials prepare for surge of migrants as Title 42 immigration restrictions expire A deadline is at hand for migrants hoping to enter the U.S. from Mexico. The end of COVID-19 curbs on asylum seekers expires late Thursday night. In its place, the Biden administration is promising a crackdown on illegal crossings. That…
Economy Mar 28 Congress investigates why bank failures were not prevented despite warning signs Tuesday started two days of hearings about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the role of federal regulators both before the bank's collapse and since then. Lawmakers from both parties criticized top officials and dug into what went wrong.
World Mar 27 Israel’s proposed judicial overhaul delayed amid unprecedented upheaval After weeks of protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that he would delay, but not cancel, proposed changes to the country’s judicial system. His supporters say the legislation would rein in an out-of-control bench, while opponents call…
Education Mar 21 LA schools closed as workers strike for better wages and conditions A massive strike shut down schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and it's focused on higher wages and better working conditions. This school strike was not initiated by the teachers, who are still under contract, but by some…
World Jan 02 Ukraine carries out one of the deadliest attacks against Russian forces since war began In Ukraine, the new year has brought no respite from Russia's war and little hope of peace. Air raid sirens blared and explosions boomed under a barrage of exploding drones. In turn, Ukraine confirmed it carried out a weekend attack…
Health May 03 Leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion sends shockwaves across the nation An early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision, leaked to the public late Monday, suggests that by this summer a majority of the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of 50 years ago that established a…
Politics May 02 Amazon labor vote accelerates organizing efforts nationwide Workers at a New York City Amazon site on Monday appeared to reject a union. That loss came just weeks after they’d scored a historic win at a much larger, neighboring Amazon warehouse, which created the first-ever union at the…
World Apr 27 Russia severs natural gas supplies for two NATO nations, escalating standoff with the West More than two months into Russia's war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin on Wednesday trained his sights on Europe's reliance on Russian energy. Moscow cut off supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of the many European countries that…