Jan 12 Watch 8:46 Inflation surged at the fastest pace in 40 years. What will it mean for consumers? The last time inflation rose 7 percent annually was back in 1982 and the latest consumer price report shows costs are continuing to spike. That is presenting real questions for the Federal Reserve, which is tasked with promoting stable prices. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 5:42 Democrats search for pathway to voting rights legislation in a divided Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Ebony Joseph On Capitol Hill, Democrats are looking for ways to move voting rights forward as Senate Republicans pushed back after President Biden denounced them for stalling legislation. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss where legislation stands and what options lie… Continue watching
Jan 12 COVID-19 vaccination rates for children are low. Experts say parents are 'taking an enormous risk' By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Distrust, misinformation and other factors have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. Continue reading
Jan 12 2021's deadliest, coldest, most expensive U.S. disasters, by the numbers By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The contiguous U.S. suffered the largest number of disaster-related deaths in a decade, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week. Continue reading
Jan 12 Almost half of New Orleans residents are renters. Advocates worry an eviction crisis looms By Roby Chavez Months after a pandemic moratorium on evictions was lifted, courts in Louisiana have not seen the spike in eviction filings they expected. But the funding that has helped sustain renters is running out. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said Wednesday its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 Democrats balance keeping schools open against confronting teachers' unions By Nicholas Riccardi, Collin Binkley, Associated Press Nearly two years into a pandemic that shows no signs of waning, Democrats are speaking out against COVID-19 school closures, recognizing a rising anger among parents worried that their kids are falling behind. Continue reading
Jan 12 Judge allows Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew to continue By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge has given the green light to a lawsuit against Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17. Continue reading
Jan 12 Senate passes bill to give Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and his mother By Associated Press The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Continue reading
Jan 12 Inflation jumps 7 percent, the biggest increase since 1982, as Americans increase spending By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America's… Continue reading