Jan 27 Springfield’s Haitian migrants turn to faith amid deportation fears By Luis Andres Henao, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them. Continue reading
Jan 27 Tech stocks fall sharply after Chinese AI company announces inexpensive large language model By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks outside of AI-related industries held up much better, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down just 58 points. Continue reading
Jan 27 Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive actions on climate and environment By Melina Walling, Associated Press While former President Joe Biden made climate change a hallmark of his administration and some of his policies remain, at least for now, Trump is quickly unraveling that. Continue reading
Jan 27 Southern California rain helps fight fires but causes mudflows, boosting toxic ash runoff risk By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Rain is easing after Southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters but caused ash, mud and debris to flow across streets in wildfire-burned areas. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Israeli troops kill 22 people in Lebanon during protest against their presence In our news wrap Sunday, tensions are high in Lebanon after Israeli forces killed more than 20 people, weekend rain brings some relief to fire-ravaged southern California but raises flooding concerns, Vance stood behind Trump’s blanket pardon of Jan. 6… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 5:45 Why some disabled workers are paid less than the federal minimum wage By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela The national minimum wage today is just over $7 an hour. But a provision in a landmark labor law from nearly 90 years ago allows employers to pay certain workers with disabilities less than that. Ali Rogin speaks with Maria… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Pete Hegseth sworn in as Trump’s defense secretary In our news wrap Saturday, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary, the Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, Trump reportedly fired more than a dozen inspectors general at nearly every Cabinet-level agency, and American tennis player… Continue watching
Jan 25 WATCH: Trump holds press conference after touring Los Angeles wildfire damage By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press In fire-ravaged California, the state’s Democratic leaders pressed Trump for federal assistance that he’s threatened to hold up, some setting aside their past differences to shower him with praise. Continue reading
Jan 24 How the fight over 2 major voter-approved ballot measures is playing out in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays A majority of voters in November’s election backed two major changes to state law. One was a historic amendment that would codify abortion access, the other was a minimum wage hike. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:22 Women’s 3×3 basketball league ‘Unrivaled’ builds on WNBA’s surge By Amna Nawaz, Lena I. Jackson, Sarah Beckford Women's basketball has seen an overdue surge in popularity in recent years. With 3.3 million viewers, last year's WNBA championship was the most-watched finals game in the league's 25-year history. Now, a new three-on-three league called Unrivaled is building on… Continue watching