Mar 20 Jury finds Musk misled investors during Twitter takeover, absolves him of some fraud claims By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 11:26 Zohran Mamdani on his bold agenda, tackling Islamophobia and working with Trump By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Zohran Mamdani is less than three months into his term as mayor of America’s largest city. He's juggling his ambitious campaign promises, a budget deficit and responding to a rise in Islamophobic rhetoric. He has also forged a unique working… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:16 Long lines, frustrations grow at airports as DHS shutdown strains TSA staffing By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig Airport delays tied to the partial government shutdown aren’t going away, and may be getting worse. Several major airports are seeing long security lines, flight delays and growing frustration among travelers. Some TSA workers are calling out sick, taking other… Continue watching
Mar 20 Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to Pentagon policy limiting reporters' access By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, agreeing with The New York Times that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 9:08 Trump promised a manufacturing boom, but factory jobs continue to decline By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. job market has been cooling, and it’s only getting harder for Americans to find a job. One sector that has proved tougher than most is manufacturing. President Trump has promised a manufacturing boom in both of his terms. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 3:07 David Hill and Geoff Bennett discuss the business of sports betting on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber March Madness is in full swing, and it’s that time of the year when even those of us not inclined to gamble might just toss a few dollars into the office pool, hoping to pick just the right upset and… Continue watching
Mar 20 Officials warn 120-year-old Hawaiian dam could fail as thousands told to evacuate flooding By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press Officials have been watching dam levels since a storm last week dumped heavy rain across the state, which led to catastrophic flooding that washed away roads and homes. Continue reading
Mar 20 CBS News Radio shutting down after nearly a century on the air, marking end of an era By David Bauder, Associated Press CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and blaming challenging economic times as the world moves on to digital sources and podcasts. Said longtime CBS… Continue reading
Mar 20 Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Judges have twice reduced a felony charge against each officer to a misdemeanor, saying there wasn't a direct link between the false information in the warrant and Taylor's death. Prosecutors said after the second ruling that they had decided to… Continue reading
Mar 20 White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint By Seung Min Kim, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press House Republican leaders swiftly endorsed the framework and said they're ready to work "across the aisle" to pass legislation, but doing so would be a heavy lift, requiring agreement with Democrats in the Senate as public divisions over AI run… Continue reading