Jul 24 Analysis: Biden's global promises hindered by political obstacles at home By Chris Megerian, Fatima Hussein, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Domestic politics have routinely been a roadblock when it comes to taking action on climate change, taxes and pandemic relief, undermining hopes that Biden could swiftly restore the U.S. to its unquestioned role as a global leader. Continue reading
Jul 24 Biden says he's feeling better after testing positive for COVID By Associated Press Administration officials have emphasized that his symptoms are mild because he has received four vaccine doses, and he started taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid after becoming infected. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: WHO calls monkeypox virus a global emergency In our news wrap Saturday, the WHO announced the monkeypox virus has now reached more than 70 countries and should be treated as a global emergency, two Americans were killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while elsewhere Russia targeted Odesa,… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 8:50 Pete Buttigieg discusses travel woes, supply chains, infrastructure and LGBTQ rights By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Stephanie Kotuby, Winston Wilde Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being asked to help solve several major challenges, from a supply chain crisis to a summer of flight delays and cancellations. The former presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also has the task… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:53 How new technologies could accelerate the spread of conspiracy theories By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz If tech-industry watchers are right we'll soon be living in the metaverse. Glimpses of the virtual environment are already among us, from virtual concerts and fashion to popular immersive games. While the virtual world could revolutionize work and play, it… Continue watching
Jul 23 'Explosive' Oak Fire outside Yosemite prompts mandatory evacuations By Associated Press The Oak Fire, which began Friday afternoon southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County, grew to 10.2 square miles (26.5 square kilometers) by Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden likely infected by BA.5 coronavirus variant, doctor says By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden likely contracted the highly contagious BA.5 variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test, according to an update from his doctor on… Continue reading
Jul 23 U.S. takes emergency action to save giant sequoias from wildfires By Brian Melley, Associated Press More than a century of aggressive fire suppression has left forests choked with dense vegetation, downed logs and millions of dead trees killed by bark beetles that have fanned raging infernos intensified by drought and exacerbated by climate change. Continue reading
Jul 22 2 officers who violated George Floyd's civil rights may serve less time following new ruling By Amy Forliti, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao a victory on Friday when he ruled that the complex formulas for calculating their sentences will be based on involuntary manslaughter, rather than murder, as a starting point. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon convicted of contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, a federal jury convicted former Trump adviser Steve Bannon of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the Jan. 6 panel, President Biden's COVID symptoms are improving, a heat wave continues in parts of the… Continue watching