Nation Jan 09 Boeing and FAA face scrutiny over safety inspections after door panel incident We're learning more about what went wrong when a door panel unhinged from an Alaska Airlines flight mid-air. Officials are looking into whether four bolts that were supposed to hold the panel in place were missing. The investigation grounded at…
Nation Jan 05 Extreme drought in Louisiana threatens to create a crawfish shortage Nearly 80 percent of Louisiana remains in a severe drought which will lead to fewer crawfish and higher prices for the state’s multi-million dollar "mudbug" industry. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez has been following the story and joined Geoff Bennett to…
World Jan 04 Russia attacks Ukraine with ballistic missiles provided by North Korea, U.S. says A White House spokesperson said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Moscow has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and fired at least one of them into Ukraine on December 30. The U.S. is now concerned Iran will soon agree…
World Jan 04 Ukraine should pivot from offense to defense and rebuild what it controls, expert says The frontlines of the war in Ukraine have hardly moved in the last few months, but could the course of the war change in 2024? Geoff Bennett discussed two perspectives with Charles Kupchan, who served on the National Security Council…
Nation Jan 03 2024 brings new gun restrictions in several states New gun safety laws are taking effect in a handful of states in the new year. While the country ended 2023 with more mass shootings than days in the year, new laws in California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington…
Politics Jan 03 How GOP campaigns are courting Iowa and New Hampshire voters in the final weeks In less than two weeks, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate. That's followed by New Hampshire’s first-in-nation primary a week later. Geoff Bennett discussed how the campaigns are shaping…
Nation Jan 02 Why renting over buying might be the favored choice in today's real estate landscape Buying has almost always been favored over renting when it comes to housing. For generations, the prevailing wisdom has been that renting is a waste of money. But what about now, with a tough real estate market characterized by elevated…
World Jan 01 What the ruling against Netanyahu's judiciary overhaul means for Israel and war in Gaza Israel opened 2024 with what could be a major shift in the war, announcing it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Gaza. Amid the fighting, Israel's Supreme Court rejected a key part of Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial overhaul. The plan sparked…
Politics Jan 01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign with first primary votes just weeks away NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the efforts to keep Trump off of ballots and Republican presidential candidates making their case to…
Politics Dec 29 Election law expert on legal and political questions as states block Trump from ballot Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters.