Jul 01 Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave despite efforts to help By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press As forecasters warned of record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people likely died. Continue reading
Jul 01 Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Michael Tarm, Associated Press The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Continue reading
Jul 01 Rashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby's release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts. Continue reading
Jul 01 5 takeaways from the Trump Organization indictment on tax crimes By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran The indictment alleges a “scheme to defraud” tax authorities at the federal, state and city level in New York through tax evasion that occured since at least 2005. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:43 What the Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona voting laws means for voting rights By John Yang, Alex D'Elia On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court issued major decisions that put the court's 6-3 conservative majority in the spotlight, especially given the national debate on voting rights. John Yang reports with Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Biden meets with victim’s families as rescue crews halt Surfside operations In our news wrap Thursday, President Joe Biden met with first responders and families of the victims in Surfside, Florida, as rescue crews halted work at a collapsed condominium tower. The heat wave scorching the Pacific Northwest and western Canada… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 7:09 The ‘substantial blow’ to the Trump Organization and what it could mean for Trump By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Former President Donald Trump's company and its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg were indicted on 15 criminal charges Thursday for allegedly evading about $900,000 in taxes with the help of the Trump Organization and its payroll corporation. Yamiche Alcindor reports… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 8:58 A tech apprenticeship program helping middle America find jobs without college By Paul Solman Even before the pandemic sent shock waves through the U.S economy, innovation had always been a key to success in business. As part of our "Work Shift" series, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at one businessman whose determination to locate… Continue watching
Jul 01 Facing skilled worker shortage, U.S. companies try to train their own new labor pools By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report With a growing consensus that some sectors of the economy face a shortage of qualified workers, employers are paying entry-level workers to learn on the job. Continue reading
Jul 01 CBO projects federal deficit will hit $3 trillion this year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press In an updated forecast Thursday, the CBO said the deficit for the current 2021 budget year, which ends Sept. 30, will be the second-largest in history, coming in shy of last year's record shortfall of $3.13 trillion. Continue reading