Jun 27 Families frustrated at slow pace of condo rescue By Terry Spencer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press As the death toll rose Sunday to nine, relatives were growing increasingly desperate for news and worried about the slow progress and dwindling hopes. No one has been pulled alive from the pile since hours after the collapse on Thursday… Continue reading
Jun 27 Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures By Associated Press Minnesota’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability measures, a day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the death… Continue reading
Jun 27 Bipartisan infrastructure deal back on track after walk-back By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A bipartisan deal to invest nearly $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure appeared to be back on track Sunday after a stark walk-back by President Joe Biden to his earlier insistence that the bill be coupled with an even larger Democrat-backed… Continue reading
Jun 27 As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot. Continue reading
Jun 26 Pacific Northwest swelters in historic heat wave By Sara Cline, Associated Press The heat was expected to break all-time records in cities and towns from eastern Washington state to Portland to southern Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees above normal. It’s a dangerous forecast… Continue reading
Jun 26 Biden seeks to clarify position on infrastructure deal By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Aiming to preserve a fragile bipartisan deal on infrastructure, President Joe Biden said Saturday he didn’t mean to suggest he would veto the bill unless Congress also passed a larger package to expand the social safety net. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 3:36 Florida building collapse: no new survivors found as search rescue ops continue By PBS NewsHour A fire underneath the rubble of the collapsed residential building in Florida is slowing the work of the search and rescue teams. At least 150 people are still missing and four deaths have been confirmed. While the Miami-Dade mayor has… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 6:32 Latest Israel-Gaza conflict sent waves of antisemitism across the U.S. By Simon Ostrovsky Last month as the latest war between Israel and Hamas escalated, a wave of anger directed at Jews swept across the U.S., with watchdog groups reporting a sharp increase in antisemitic attacks. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky speaks with Rabbi Jill… Continue watching
Jun 26 5 Stories: Iron Man-like jetpacks, Russian rugball and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Who knew putting a giant pair of googly eyes on a buoy could help save sea birds? Watch 5 Stories host Deema Zein explain how it works as part of our weekly show featuring interesting stories from around the world. Continue reading
Jun 26 J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim By Associated Press The deal announced on Saturday requires Johnson & Johnson to make a series of payments over nine years that will cover the total. The drugmaker also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the… Continue reading