Mar 24 Watch 7:36 How Trump’s funding freeze is affecting American farmers By William Brangham, Sam Weber Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has moved to cancel or freeze trillions in federal funding. That includes billions in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. William Brangham reports on how the funding freeze is affecting farmers. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:57 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political impact of the U.S. war plans breach By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Trump officials accidentally share war plans with a journalist, how Republicans are responding to the breach… Continue watching
Mar 24 Genetic testing company 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder resigns By Associated Press The company said Sunday that it will look to sell "substantially all of its assets" through a court-approved reorganization plan. Continue reading
Mar 24 How climate change is affecting this key water cycle, triggering more extreme weather By Tammy Webber, Donavon Brutus, Associated Press The hydrological cycle is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Here's what to know. Continue reading
Mar 24 Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide. The agrochemical giant says it will appeal the verdict. Continue reading
Mar 24 How this U.S. border town is grappling with Trump’s trade war with Canada By Sally Ho, Associated Press Locals and visitors alike in Point Roberts, Washington, are increasingly worried about how this unusual waterfront border town that has embodied the two countries’ interdependency can survive the hostility brewing on both sides. Continue reading
Mar 24 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers By Associated Press In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to order some 16,000 probationary employees be hired back. Continue reading
Mar 24 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate By Associated Press The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar to that of an Oklahoma man, Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction the high… Continue reading
Mar 24 Former Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Love, of Utah, had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to… Continue reading
Mar 23 Wildfires in the Carolinas force evacuations and prompt an emergency declaration By Associated Press Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. Continue reading