Mar 04 WATCH: Biden announces investment in Siemens as part of his Made in America initiative By James Ellingworth, Associated Press President Joe Biden has been pushing for more U.S. factory jobs — and he was joined Friday by the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment in producing equipment for the electrical infrastructure. Continue reading
Mar 04 U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, another solid gain that underscored the economy's robust health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Ex-officer acquitted for wanton endangerment in raid that killed Breonna Taylor In our news wrap Thursday, a jury in Louisville, Kentucky acquitted a former police officer of wanton endangerment stemming from Breonna Taylor's killing, bipartisan momentum builds for a ban on Russian oil shipments to the U.S., the Supreme Court rejected… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 8:22 Rep. Adam Schiff on potential criminal conspiracy charges against former President Trump By Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol wrote that there is evidence to conclude former President Trump and members of his campaign "engaged in a criminal conspiracy" to… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 3:36 A Brief But Spectacular take on change and healing By PBS NewsHour Homeboy Industries has been part of Hector Verdugo's life for over 16 years. He's now their associate executive director, but he first received their guidance after getting arrested at 14 years old. Based in Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries and its… Continue watching
Mar 03 Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill By David Pitt, Associated Press Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women's college athletics, rejecting opponents' argument that she would harm children to solve a nonexistent problem. Continue reading
Mar 03 Ex-officer cleared of wanton endangerment during Breonna Taylor raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The jury on Thursday found Brett Hankison not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that ripped into a neighboring apartment. Continue reading
Mar 02 House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy' By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their… Continue reading
Mar 02 Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigation of transgender teen's parents By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A Texas judge has blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender confirming treatments she's received. Continue reading
Mar 02 South Dakota lawmakers pass restrictive abortion pill laws under dispute in federal court By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem that aims to make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. But it won't actually be enacted unless the state prevails… Continue reading