Jun 28 Rescuers continue searching collapsed Florida building as death toll rises to 11 By Terry Spencer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery Monday as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden supports federal probe for building collapse By Associated Press Psaki said there were more than 50 federal government workers from a variety of agencies, including FEMA, OSHA and the FBI, at the scene providing coordination with local and state authorities. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Buttigieg, Schumer tour Hudson River tunnels By News Desk Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer are expected on Monday to tour Hudson River tunnels that Hurricane Sandy damaged in 2012. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 3:46 Florida building collapse: death toll rises, search and rescue continues By PBS NewsHour The search and rescue for at least 150 unaccounted for people has entered the fourth day after a condominium building in Florida collapsed on Thursday. The death toll from the accident has gone up to nine as questions arise on… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 8:12 How inoculating Americans against radicalization can fight domestic terrorism By Zachary Green The January 6th insurrection made clear the increasing dangers of domestic extremism in the U.S. But with social media spreading online disinformation at an alarming rate, how can law enforcement and experts hope to stop the flow of white supremacist… Continue watching
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