Sep 22 Former Mississippi welfare agency director pleads guilty to fraud By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families. Continue reading
Sep 22 White House says GOP's abortion ban proposal could lead to a nationwide crisis By Colleen Long, Associated Press The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Biden vows U.S. won't walk away from storm-struck Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 22 Indiana judge blocks state abortion ban a week after it took effect By Tom Davies, Associated Press An Indiana judge has blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution. Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against… Continue reading
Sep 22 Alex Jones testifies in Connecticut trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he tried to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. Continue reading
Sep 22 Hundreds isolated in Puerto Rico in areas cut off by Hurricane Fiona By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. Continue reading
Sep 21 MAP: Tracking the path of Hurricane Fiona By Associated Press, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 9 By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 7:18 Biden asks global leaders to counter Russia as Putin calls more troops to Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Shoshana Dubnow In the largest escalation of the war in Ukraine since Russia invaded, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists. Moscow vows to send 300,000 additional troops into Ukraine and support sham referenda in Ukrainian territory that Russian troops… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:51 As Fed raises interest rates to combat inflation, central banks around the world follow By Paul Solman The Federal Reserve raised interest rates once again, adding to the sharpest series of hikes since the 1980s. So far, the Fed has increased rates by three points this year and Chair Jerome Powell says there's more to come. Other… Continue watching