Jul 14 Domestic violence shelters are swamped. Experts worry surging gun sales could make things worse By Corey Meador Domestic violence increased across the country during the pandemic, studies show, and experts worry the concurrent explosion in gun ownership likely heightened the danger. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:44 Dems in Congress lack 'sense of urgency' on voting rights, NAACP president says By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Texas Democrats fighting against a restrictive voting bill took their case to Washington Tuesday as President Joe Biden made his push for strengthening voting rights laws nationwide. Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, met with Biden along… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 6:09 Oregon Bootleg Fire, nation's largest, keeps doubling in size By William Brangham, David Coles National Interagency Fire Center reports more than 65 major fires in Western U.S. states that have burned close to a million acres so far. Thousands have fled their homes. The largest fire in the country is in Southern Oregon, and… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:31 Combining job training, child care could be 'magic road' to single moms' economic security By Cat Wise, Emily Carpeaux, Murrey Jacobson, Kate McMahon Special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Kate McMahon report from Mississippi, where many working parents struggled to find affordable, quality child care long before the pandemic. Among the most impacted: single mothers who are often stuck in low-paying jobs and… Continue watching
Jul 13 Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft amid potentially ferocious wildfire season By Keith Ridler, Associated Press Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering surrounding communities. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Schumer meets with Texas legislators about voting By Associated Press "These lawmakers are brave, they're courageous. And they are simply fighting for the right of every Texan to have the right to vote," he said. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks By Heather Hollingsworth, Josh Funk, Associated Press New COVID-19 cases per day in the U.S. have doubled over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings. Continue reading
Jul 13 Wildfires threaten homes, land across 10 Western states By John Antczak, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California's power supply. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95 By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Exhausted crews neared the end of their search for victims of a Miami-area condominium tower collapse Tuesday as the death toll reached 95 with just a handful of people still unaccounted for. Continue reading