Jul 02 Watch 7:20 How opinions of 'the great dissenter' John Harlan influence the Supreme Court By John Yang In the Supreme Court's voting law decision Thursday, Justice Elena Kagan dissented and said the majority undermined the voting rights act by upholding Arizona's laws. John Yang looks at another justice who delivered historic dissents during the Jim Crow era,… Continue watching
Jul 02 A quarter of Americans are worried about inflation. Here are 4 things to watch By Courtney Vinopal 26 percent of Americans surveyed in a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist Poll said inflation was their number one concern regarding the U.S. economy. Here’s a look at some of the factors driving prices up in the U.S. right now. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Officials give update on Florida building collapse as hurricane approaches By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it blew off roofs and snapped trees in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses, and airports. Continue reading
Jul 02 Why a first-of-its-kind count of nonbinary adults is crucial to our understanding of LGBTQ communities By Joshua Barajas There are about 1.2 million LGBTQ people in the U.S. who are nonbinary, according to a first-of-its-kind study released last week by the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute. Continue reading
Jul 02 Firefighters make progress against California forest fires By Terry Chea, John Antczak, Associated Press Three big wildfires have burned about 60 square miles of land in the Mount Shasta region as of early Friday. Damage is reported at the Salt Fire, which prompted evacuations in the unincorporated community of Lakehead north of the city… Continue reading
Jul 02 5 Stories: A selfie from China's Mars rover, new research on how to reverse gray hair and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Reducing stress could reverse graying hair. Watch 5 Stories host Deema Zein explain what the latest research reveals as part of our weekly show featuring interesting stories from around the world. Continue reading
Jul 02 Boy Scouts of America reaches $850 million agreement with victims By Randall Chase, Associated Press The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization's bankruptcy case. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Biden calls for bipartisan action on citizenship during naturalization ceremony By Josh Boak, Associated Press The president said there should be a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, for foreign-born people who have temporary protected status due to strife in their birth countries and for farm workers. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Biden welcomes Dodgers, 2020 World Series champions, to White House By Josh Boak, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden will host the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday to mark the team's World Series victory last October over the Tampa Bay Rays. Continue reading
Jul 02 Sha'Carri Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test By Eddie Pells, Pat Graham, Associated Press American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Continue reading