Jul 12 Inflation drops sharply to 3 percent, lowest point in more than 2 years By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The inflation figure the government reported Wednesday was down sharply from a 4 percent annual rate in May, though still above the Fed's 2 percent target rate. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Trump attorneys request to delay documents trial until after 2024 election In our news wrap Tuesday, a new grand jury was seated in Fulton County, Georgia, and could consider criminal charges against former President Trump over the effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, a federal judge refused to block Microsoft's… Continue watching
Jul 11 Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through grant program By Associated Press Harris provided details Tuesday of a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that follows an executive order on the issue that President Joe Biden signed in April. Continue reading
Jul 11 Microsoft can move ahead with $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Regulators are seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in a ruling that the Federal Trade Commission "has not shown a likelihood it will prevail."… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s trip to Europe and presidential campaign politics 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 President Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign developments. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 7:06 Okla. judge dismisses restitution lawsuit filed by last survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas An Oklahoma judge threw out a lawsuit seeking financial restitution for the three remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The suit was trying to force the city and others to make amends for the destruction of the once-thriving… Continue watching
Jul 10 Europe signs off on a new privacy agreement that allows people’s data to keep flowing to U.S. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies By Kevin McGill, Associated Press The judge's order came from a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general claiming the Biden administration censored free speech by pressuring companies to remove what it deemed misinformation on COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 09 Yellen says U.S. will listen to China’s concerns over tech export curbs, but defends trade measures By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: White House national security adviser says U.S. is pressing for the release of reporter who has spent 100 days in Russian jail By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Kremlin earlier this week suggested that it was open to a possible prisoner exchange that could involve Gershkovich, but it underscored that such talks must be held out of the public eye. Continue reading