Jun 06 U.S. mortgage rates are staying high – and the Federal Reserve can do little about it By Michael J. Highfield, The Conversation Investors’ inflation expectations, much more than the central bank, are among the factors that affect the cost of home loans. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 6:43 Why hiring surged in May despite economic strain from the Iran war By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes, Jackson Hudgins There was surprising strength in the latest U.S. jobs report. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, the third straight month of job gains. Overall, the labor market appears strong despite concerns about the Iran war, rising prices and artificial intelligence. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 4:35 This chef will teach you how to make healthy $5 family dinners By Deema Zein With rising grocery prices, many Americans are struggling to provide healthy, complete meals for their families. One chef is teaching his TikTok followers how to eat well on a budget, one $5 meal at a time. Deema Zein reports. Continue watching
Jun 05 Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The milestone occurs when a nuclear reactor achieves a self-sustaining chain reaction capable of producing a steady release of energy. Continue reading
Jun 05 As states face stricter Medicaid work requirements, Nebraska is an early test By Hannah Grabenstein Millions are likely to lose coverage as states begin complying with the new federal rules. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump's deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press For those aligned with Trump’s campaign promise for the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, it all but guarantees an uninterrupted flow of money to carry out the administration's immigration enforcement operations — and comes on top of some… Continue reading
Jun 05 What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its U.S. reappearance By John Hanna, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas. Continue reading
Jun 04 Some Republican governors are rebranding Pride Month with conservative alternatives By Hannah Schoenbaum, Geoff Mulvihill, Marc Levy, Associated Press June is widely recognized as Pride Month, but a handful of Republican governors have bestowed alternative titles that both supporters and opponents view as counterprogramming. Continue reading
Jun 04 Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine By Mead Gruver, Matthew Brown, Associated Press McClain’s final words — “I can’t breathe” — foreshadowed those of George Floyd a year later in Minneapolis, and the Colorado man’s name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:54 ICE arrest in a rural Montana town prompts a conservative community to take action By Matt Standal, Montana PBS In a northeastern corner of Montana sits the small town of Froid. Rural and deeply conservative, it backed President Trump during every one of his White House runs. But earlier this year, when federal immigration agents detained one of the… Continue watching