Jul 07 WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia drugs trial: media reports By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian news agencies say jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges during her trial in Moscow. Continue reading
Jul 06 Georgia Guidestones monument, called satanic by some, torn down after bombing By Jeff Amy, Associated Press A rural Georgia monument that some people have dubbed "America's Stonehenge" has been demolished after a bomb destroyed one of its four granite panels. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:47 Red flag laws questioned after revelations about Highland Park gunman By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Bail was denied Wednesday for the gunman who confessed to the July 4 massacre in Highland Park, Illinois that left seven people dead. Authorities also revealed new information about the gunman, raising questions about how he was able to get… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:11 Remembering the victims of the Highland Park shooting By Courtney Norris Seven people have died from the Highland Park shooting in a suburb of Chicago. We take a moment to remember the victims, the lives they led, and the legacies they leave behind. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify before Jan. 6 panel In our news wrap Wednesday, former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone agreed to testify Friday before the Jan. 6 committee, report details how a Uvalde police officer missed his chance to shoot the gunman, the FDA says U.S. pharmacists… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 6:35 How abortion providers are adjusting to new realities in a post-Roe world After the Supreme Court ruling on Roe, physicians in states with near-total abortion bans are having to navigate medically and ethically murky waters. In Texas, for example, a law set to go into effect makes all abortions illegal, including in… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:53 Legal battles over past and future elections heat up in Georgia and Arizona Most states have already held their primary elections this year, but many are still dealing with the fallout of the 2020 presidential election. That includes investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 results and challenges to new election laws. Stephen… Continue watching
Jul 06 New Orleans was once the center of U.S. slave trade. This artist wants to make sure we don’t forget By Roby Chavez “America needs the ghosts of slavery to remind us of how our nation was really built,” artist Marcus Brown says. Continue reading
Jul 06 FDA allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill By Matthew Perrone, Tom Murphy, Associated Press Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of Pfizer's drug Paxlovid. Continue reading
Jul 06 Federal Reserve signals further hikes in interest rates to ‘restrictive’ levels By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were starting to anticipate higher inflation, and they signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to restrain it. Continue reading