Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its ‘negative side effects’ The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 2:44 What returning to school looks and feels like in ‘unpredictable, unprecedented times’ Millions of students are heading back to school in person after a year of online learning. We asked students in our Student Reporting Labs network what returning to in-person learning looks and feels like amid new delta variant concerns, vaccinations… Continue watching
Sep 16 Post-9/11 surveillance has left a generation of Muslim Americans in a shadow of distrust and fear By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran National security programs and their reach went through significant changes in the period that followed 9/11. Continue reading
Sep 16 New York City’s Rikers Island jail spirals into chaos amid pandemic By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has been troubled by years of neglect and now has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 16 Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Joe Biden directed OSHA to write a rule forcing employers with at least 100 workers to require staff get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free. Continue reading
Sep 16 Federal Reserve reviews ethics policies after prolific trading uncovered By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that cover the financial holdings of its senior officials in the wake of disclosures that two regional Fed presidents engaged in extensive trading last year. Continue reading
Sep 16 Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Democrats By Will Weissert, Associated Press Opposition from some leading moderate Democrats over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal championed by the party's most-liberal, progressive wing has left the party grappling with deeper ideological questions. Continue reading
Sep 16 Idaho rations health care statewide as COVID surge drags on By Associated Press Idaho is one of the least vaccinated U.S. states, with only about 40 percent of its residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Psaki says new security alliance was not snub toward France By Associated Press Australia told France it would end its contract with state majority-owned DCNS to build 12 of the world's largest conventional submarines. The contract was worth tens of billions of dollars. Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on strengthening the economy By Associated Press Biden's laid out his proposal Thursday at the White House to get the wealthy to "pay their fair share" in taxes. Continue reading