Apr 07 WATCH: What happens now that Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the Supreme Court? By Nicole Ellis, News Desk, Kenichi Serino “This is a bit of an unprecedented situation, according to Supreme Court historians, in that she has a long wait," PBS NewsHour National Correspondent John Yang said. Continue reading
Apr 07 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tests positive for COVID-19, reports mild symptoms By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press In a string of messages on Twitter, Bowser said Thursday that she was experiencing "mild cold-like" symptoms and would work at home while following isolation protocols. Continue reading
Apr 07 What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak By Yuko Sato, The Conversation Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks. A major outbreak is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 07 Power outage in Puerto Rico leaves a million customers without electricity, many without water By Dánica Coto, Associated Press More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remain without electricity after a fire at a main power plant caused an island-wide blackout that forced the U.S. territory to cancel classes and shutter government offices in the biggest outage yet… Continue reading
Apr 06 Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Kentucky's governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Continue reading
Apr 06 Texas governor orders increased patrolling at border, taunts Biden administration’s lack of action By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The move announced Wednesday amounts to a taunt at President Joe Biden and Congress over what the Republican governor calls a failure by the federal government to stop the flow of migrants coming to the southern border. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: U.S. charges Russian media baron over sanctions violations In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. charged a Russian media baron with spreading propaganda on Ukraine in violation of U.S. sanctions and seized $10 million in assets, Israel's parliament is in disarray after a single lawmaker's defection erased its… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 3:34 U.S. lawmakers grill oil executives about sharp rise in gas prices By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Tommy Walters Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fuel prices have shot up and stayed high. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday were laying blame for rising gas prices on executives from BP, Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil and others. Meanwhile, everyday Americans are feeling the… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 7:11 Oklahoma Legislature bans most abortions following a national trend By Stephanie Sy, Saher Khan, Ebony Joseph, Adam Kemp The Oklahoma Legislature has passed a sweeping ban on abortions in the state, marking the latest in a national trend of red states implementing restrictive abortion laws. NewsHour's Adam Kemp reports from Oklahoma City, and Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion… Continue watching
Apr 06 Major report says nursing home care, funding system needs overhaul By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced. Continue reading