Mar 10 MLB players approve contract, salvaging 162-game season By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin April 7. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:56 U.S. Census Bureau report finds ‘racial gap’ in 2020 population count By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released a report looking at the accuracy of their 2020 population count and whether they missed key groups of people across the country. Among the findings were miscounts with multiple groups with some of… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 6:40 Nationwide effort to ban books challenges freedom of speech By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Advocates are sounding the alarm about a set of measures that they say target teaching and writing related to LGBTQ issues, race and freedom of speech. Around the country, efforts to ban specific books or even whole categories of books… Continue watching
Mar 10 School officials struggle with how to feed students as omnibus bill skips meal waivers By Laura Santhanam Pandemic-era waivers cut bureaucratic red tape and made it easier for schools to feed vulnerable children. But those waivers are set to expire on June, 30, leaving schools scrambling for food amid supply chain constraints. Continue reading
Mar 10 U.S. officials extend the travel mask rule while weighing new approach By David Koenig, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation through mid-April while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. Continue reading
Mar 10 How will COVID end? Experts take a look at past epidemics for clues By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. Continue reading
Mar 10 After years of pain, opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family in court By Geoff Mulvihill, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unloading their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic. Continue reading
Mar 10 U.S. inflation hits new 40-year high, jumping 7.9 percent over past year By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9 percent over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come. Continue reading
Mar 10 Tips for helping young people cope with news about Ukraine and Russia By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang As the Russian invasion of Ukraine plays out in real time across news and social media, many parents and teachers are looking for guidance about how to talk to their young people about the crisis in Ukraine and how they… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Wall Street rebounds after oil prices tumbled In our news wrap Wednesday, Wall Street rebounded sharply after oil prices dove 12 percent in New York to below $109 a barrel, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Rep. Mo Brooks for inciting attacks on the Capitol,… Continue watching