Dec 17 Boeing suspends production of 737 Max airplane By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Boeing's decision is a recognition that it will take longer than the company expected to get the planes back in the air. Continue reading
Dec 17 Michigan sues opioid distributors, likens to drug dealers By David Eggert, Associated Press The companies each distributed more than 10% of the opioids sent to pharmacies nationwide from 2006 to 2012. Continue reading
Dec 17 McConnell rejects calls for new witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Sen. Mitch McConnell and most GOP senators prefer a swift trial so they can move on from impeachment. Continue reading
Dec 17 Job openings rise 3.3 percent in October By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press That suggests that businesses remain confident enough in the economic outlook to create more jobs. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:57 The U.S. has a shortage of licensed child care providers. Can these apps help? By Cat Wise, Kira Wakeam In recent years, the number of licensed in-home child care providers has declined about 20%. According to the Center for American Progress, half the U.S. population lives in areas lacking enough providers, with low-income families and communities of color disproportionately… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:13 Firearms museum takes aim at understanding history, culture of guns By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S. but ranks near the top in per capita gun ownership. It’s also home to the nation's most comprehensive collection of historical firearms. Jeffrey Brown reports from Cody, where a renovated firearms… Continue watching
Dec 16 Judge sets Michael Flynn sentencing, rejects defense arguments By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The order from U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington pushes the case closer to a resolution following months of challenges and arguments from Flynn's attorneys, who had leveled a series of accusations against the FBI and the Justice Department. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: House committee debates rules for impeachment vote By Gretchen Frazee The House Rules Committee is scheduled on Tuesday to debate the rules that will govern the House of Representatives' vote on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 16 Spending deal ends two-decade freeze on gun safety research By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The bill would provide $25 million for gun violence research, divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A law adopted in the 1990s has effectively blocked such research and prohibits federal… Continue reading
Dec 16 How paid parental leave for federal workers could spur wider changes By Hope Yen, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press A bill that is expected to receive final congressional approval Tuesday gives 12 weeks of paid leave to mothers and fathers of newborns, newly adopted children or foster children. Continue reading