Aug 26 Watch 5:32 Afghanistan sinks deeper into crisis as sanctions take heavy toll on civilians By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi Afghanistan has been a country in chaos since the U.S. withdrawal last August. One year on, nearly half of its people are facing hunger, 6 million of them are at risk of famine. The freeze on assets and international sanctions… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 11:57 Brooks and Marcus on the Mar-a-Lago affidavit and Biden's student debt plan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s political news, including the newly unsealed documents that led to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, President Biden's plan to eliminate student… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 5:58 Climate change threatens the survival of iconic saguaro cactus in the Southwest By Stephanie Sy, Madison Staten, Lena I. Jackson The saguaro cactus is being threatened by drought conditions and rising temperatures. Scientists surveying Saguaro National Park in Arizona say the situation is increasing the mortality rate of young saguaros. Stephanie Sy has more on what those trends mean for… Continue watching
Aug 26 Dow Jones drop 3 percent after Fed Chair Powell warns interest rates to stay high By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks closed sharply lower after the head of the Federal Reserve dashed Wall Street's hopes that it may soon ease up on high interest rates in its effort to tame inflation. Continue reading
Aug 26 Fewer Black people receiving monkeypox vaccine doses compared to general public, CDC says By Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren’t getting to some of the people who need the protection the most. Continue reading
Aug 26 This new incentive helps pay for your next electric vehicle. Here's the catch By Alexa Gold A federal tax credit included in the Inflation Reduction Act aims to expand access to electric vehicles (EVs), while also introducing new limitations that could make it hard to qualify for now. Continue reading
Aug 26 Justice Department releases redacted Trump Mar-a-Lago search affidavit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 26 $286 million in stolen pandemic loans recovered, according to U.S. Secret Service By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration… Continue reading
Aug 26 Inflation eased in July as consumer prices and income rose By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, according to a report closely watched by the Federal Reserve. Continue reading
Aug 26 Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleges companies violated mRNA patents with COVID vaccines By Tom Murphy, Associated Press COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing the rivals of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine. Continue reading