Mar 26 Appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The opinion from a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling that required that a native of Mexico arrested for lacking legal documents be given a bond hearing before an… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Thune gives Democrats 'last and final' offer to end DHS shutdown In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the GOP has given Democrats a "last and final" offer to end the DHS funding fight, Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faced a rare public ethics hearing in Congress and… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:57 How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S. By Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an isolated spike. In recent weeks, the country has grappled with a series of extreme weather events. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 8:55 More states legalize medically assisted suicide for terminal patients By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz New York has become the 13th state, along with Washington, D.C., to legalize medically assisted suicide. More than a dozen other states are also considering legalizing the practice, which supporters call medical aid in dying. Stephanie Sy traveled to both… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:48 How Major League Baseball's new 'robo ump' challenge system works By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins Major League Baseball is back with a new automated ball-strike system, or ABS. In every ballpark, the precise location of pitches will be tracked by electronic monitors. Teams can challenge up to two ball or strike calls in a nine-inning… Continue watching
Mar 26 FEMA complies with court order to resume major disaster preparedness grant program By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday opened applications for a major resilience grant program that the agency canceled last year, less than three weeks after a federal judge ordered FEMA to make the funding available. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:38 Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark youth addiction case By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins In a span of less than 24 hours, juries have returned historic verdicts in a pair of high-profile lawsuits that accuse big tech companies of putting children and teens in harm's way on their social media platforms. John Yang discussed… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Democrat wins Florida state House seat in district home to Mar-a-Lago In our news wrap Wednesday, a Democrat has won the special election for a Florida state House district that's home to Mar-a-Lago, police in the United Kingdom arrested two men in connection with the arson attack that destroyed four ambulances… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 7:56 East African asylum seeker deported by U.S. to Equatorial Guinea By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand Since retaking office, the Trump administration has deported more than 675,000 people. Even though the administration alleges that it's removing the worst of the worst, some fleeing political violence and some with strong asylum claims are getting swept up as… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 2:21 A Brief But Spectacular take on empowering 'soccer grannies' Beka Ntsanwisi is working to empower older women in South Africa, where the average life expectancy is in the early to mid-60s. She started a soccer league with a mission to introduce women over 50 to the sport. Ntsanwisi shares… Continue watching