Jun 06 Company halts plans for Taser drone after 9 members of its ethics board resign By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The company best known for developing the Taser says it's halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone. The decision by Axon comes as a majority of its ethics board resigned over the project. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Former Proud Boys leader indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe In our news wrap Monday, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group was charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russian forces continued their campaign to break through Ukrainian lines, gunmen in Nigeria who killed at… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 6:24 Americans struggle with the high cost of living amid record inflation By Winston Wilde It's clear that the realities many Americans face are vastly different from some of the economic indicators on paper. The burden of record-high inflation has continued to push the limits for people across the country. We hear from people who… Continue watching
Jun 03 Landmark bill to limit energy-intensive cryptomining passes New York Legislature By Michael Hill, Associated Press The New York Legislature has approved a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:07 New Wrap: Federal grand jury indicts Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, a federal grand jury indicted former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress, the school police commander in Uvalde, Texas, reportedly did not have a radio following the mass shooting, a congressional committee will… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 5:58 What the May jobs report says about the nation's economic outlook The May jobs reports showed U.S. employment is still going strong despite higher prices and interest rates. Employers added a net 390,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.6 percent. Betsey Stevenson, a public policy and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Special Olympics drops vaccine mandate after Florida threatens $27 million fine By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The Special Olympics has dropped a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its games in Orlando after Florida moved to fine the organization $27.5 million for violating a state law against such requirements. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Biden hails 'historically robust' May jobs report as hiring remains strong By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Joe Biden hailed the May jobs report numbers Friday, calling them "historically robust" and saying they are one of the signs of a "healthy economy."… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:31 News Wrap: Uvalde children's 911 calls weren't relayed to police commander, lawmaker says In our news wrap: a Texas state senator said panicked 911 calls from children in Uvalde never got to the police commander at the scene of last week's school attack, President Zelenskyy says Russia controls one-fifth of Ukraine, a truce… Continue watching
Jun 01 Biden administration erases $5.8 billion in debt for students of fraudulent college By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain. Continue reading