Apr 10 6 people die in NYC helicopter crash By Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams says a family of Spanish tourists, including three children, died Thursday in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Continue reading
Apr 10 Former Facebook exec tells Senate committee company undermined national security with China By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee accusing the company of undermining national security. Continue reading
Apr 10 The Masters begins with anticipation and attention on Scheffler and McIlroy By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press The 89th edition of the Masters is underway at Augusta National. The 95 players represent the largest field in 10 years. Continue reading
Apr 10 Wall Street drops roughly 3 percent, as markets continue to worry about possible trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 981 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 3.7%. Even a better-than-expected report on inflation wasn't enough to get U.S. stocks to climb further. Continue reading
Apr 10 Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump promises and curbing bird flu outbreak By Josh Funk, Associated Press Trump tried to take credit for the wholesale price drop. But experts say the president's bird flu plan that focuses on strengthen egg farmers' defenses against the virus is likely to be more of a long-term help. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:02 What tariffs and trade war threats mean for the U.S. footwear industry By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes In the United States, the vast majority of shoes sold are imported. That means tariffs are a real issue for the footwear industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of… Continue watching
Apr 09 Americans convicted in Congo of failed coup attempt now face U.S. charges By Hannah Schoenbaum, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A criminal complaint unsealed by prosecutors Wednesday follows a long-running FBI investigation and accuses the men of conspiring to provide weapons, explosives and other support to a rebel army that was formed to try to overthrow the government. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: White House freezes funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House froze nearly $2 billion in federal funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern universities, federal judges in Texas and New York barred the Trump administration from deporting five Venezuelans jailed in those states… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 7:11 Top IRS official quits over plans to share personal data with immigration authorities By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The top IRS official is resigning after a deal between the agency and immigration authorities to share sensitive data. For decades, the IRS encouraged undocumented immigrants to file taxes with the assurance that their data would be protected. But the… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 10:16 Michael Lewis highlights crucial work of public servants in ‘Who is Government?’ By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman The role of the federal government has been at the center of a national debate over the last few months. But who really is our government and what is it made of? Judy Woodruff set out for answers in her… Continue watching