Mar 20 Federal regulators recall nearly all Tesla Cybertrucks over faulty exterior panel By Matt Ott, Associated Press U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. Continue reading
Mar 20 Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to kill Iranian American author in New York City By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran's government. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:42 News Wrap: Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since fighting resumed in Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas fired rockets at Israel for the first time since the resumption of fighting this week, Israel restarted its blockade on northern Gaza, an American detained by the Taliban for more than two years has… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:02 A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 4:00 Restaurant owner reflects on the lasting impact of the pandemic By Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, William Brangham We continue our look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, five years after the virus began spreading in the United States. Our latest reflection is from someone who spent much of his life working at his family's restaurant, only to have… Continue watching
Mar 20 What to know about Greenpeace after it was found liable in the Dakota Access protest case By Hallie Golden, Associated Press A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The jury found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims and awarded Dallas-based Energy… Continue reading
Mar 19 Pentagon reviews plans to reduce troops handling migrants at Guantanamo Bay By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half, because there are no detainees there now and the program has stumbled… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 6:19 Trump administration’s Social Security changes could limit access to benefits for millions By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Significant changes will be coming for Social Security recipients. Millions will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone, creating a challenge for older Americans and those with disabilities. Advocates are raising concerns about the burden this… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 9:14 Michigan community attempts to heal political divisions deepened by the pandemic By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson Five years after the pandemic, the impacts on our politics, public health and civic life continue to be felt across communities. Judy Woodruff spoke to community members in Southeastern Michigan to explore how divisions that emerged during the public health… Continue watching
Mar 19 A parents group is challenging an Ohio school district’s pronoun policy. Here’s what to know By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The group argues that the policies unconstitutionally compel "viewpoint-based" speech by forcing students who believe in only two genders to use pronouns that suggest otherwise. Continue reading