Aug 24 Cosmetics giant Sephora settles customer data privacy lawsuit By Don Thompson, Associated Press Sephora Inc. has settled a lawsuit claiming the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California's landmark consumer privacy law. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:55 Biden cancels student debt for millions of Americans By Laura Barrón-López President Biden on Wednesday announced his long-awaited plan on student debt. Borrowers making less than $125,000 a year will be eligible for $10,000 in federal loan forgiveness. That goes up to $20,000 for those with the greatest need. Biden also… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Tigray region By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump… Continue watching
Aug 24 California’s ‘climate migrants’ and the difficulty of finding a new home By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado In places like California's Mariposa County, the climate disaster is converging with a housing shortage brought on by a historical lack of home-building and affordability concerns that aren’t meeting needs across the state. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: President Biden announces $10,000 student debt forgiveness, payment pause By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Colin Brinkley, Associated press President Joe Biden has announced his long-awaited plan to deliver on his campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Michigan jury convicts 2 men for plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer In our news wrap Tuesday, a Michigan jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a former Kentucky detective pleaded guilty to falsifying the warrant used in the deadly raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment, ceremonies… Continue watching
Aug 23 Amazon plans to expand into health care, smart homes By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers. Continue reading
Aug 23 What does it mean that the euro has fallen below parity with the dollar? By Associated Press The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan… Continue watching
Aug 22 Ohio searching for 7,000 construction workers to build Intel chip plants By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio's largest-ever economic development project is coming with a big employment challenge. Continue reading