Jun 14 Historic flooding closes Yellowstone, over 10,000 evacuate By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park are isolated and tourists stranded after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges in Wyoming and Montana and forced the closure of all entrances to the park. Continue reading
Jun 13 Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press In Arizona, firefighters are battling a wildfire on the northern outskirts of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations in the same area as another springtime blaze. Continue reading
Jun 13 Online right-wing extremists amp up anti-LGBTQ rhetoric during Pride Month By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press A toxic brew of hateful rhetoric has been percolating in Idaho and elsewhere, well ahead of the arrests of Patriot Front members at a pride event Saturday in Coeur d'Alene. Continue reading
Jun 13 2022 North Dakota Primary Election Results By Associated Press U.S. Sen. John Hoeven easily won North Dakota’s Republican primary Tuesday, coasting past an unknown and poorly funded political neophyte ahead of a November matchup when he’s again likely to be a heavy favorite. Continue reading
Jun 13 2022 Nevada Primary Election Results By Associated Press A Nevada Republican with a political pedigree and the backing of former President Donald Trump and the GOP establishment is facing a surprisingly strong primary challenge. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:31 Testimony of Trump aides sheds light on former president's false voter fraud claims By Amna Nawaz For nearly a year, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has worked mostly behind closed doors, gathering more than 140,000 documents and talking to more than 1,000 witnesses. On Monday, the committee shared new… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:43 What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings With the second day of Jan. 6 committee hearings complete, we get two perspectives on the day's events. Ben Ginsberg, one of Monday's witnesses and a longtime Republican elections attorney who has worked with the RNC and multiple presidential campaigns,… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: Patriot Front members free on bail after arrest at Idaho LGBTQ event In our news wrap Monday, 31 members of a white supremacist group are free on bail in Idaho after being charged for planning violent disruptions at an LGBTQ event, senior officials in Iraq try to form a government after more… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 6:10 Congress moves forward on gun safety legislation with a focus on mental health After weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation. NewsHour's political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the details. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:01 What research says about identifying people who might commit mass shootings By William Brangham, Sam Lane Even if the proposed framework for gun safety legislation is signed into law, the U.S. will likely still struggle with far too many mass shootings. Researchers are trying to better understand what's behind these shootings. Dr. Jillian Peterson and Dr. Continue watching