Mar 22 2 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan By Amir Shah, Associated Press U.S. and NATO forces provided few details on the combat deaths, saying it was still under investigation. Continue reading
Mar 21 Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump critics By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Cesar Sayoc sent rudimentary bombs — none of which detonated — to 16 targets, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden, several members of Congress, former President Barack Obama and actor Robert De Niro. Devices were also… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 9:51 Why Louisianans blame government, not corporations, for pollution problems By Paul Solman UC Berkeley sociologist Arlie Hochschild traveled to Louisiana, the second-poorest state, to explore why its neediest populations simultaneously rely on federal aid and reject the concept of “big government.” As Paul Solman reports, the author and professor discovered many residents… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 12:52 How Trump’s executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar… Continue watching
Mar 21 Boeing to make safety feature standard on troubled 737 MAX jets By Elias Meseret, David Koenig, Associated Press The equipment, which had been offered as an option, alerts pilots of faulty information from key sensors. It will now be included on every 737 Max as part of changes that Boeing is rushing to complete on the jets by… Continue reading
Mar 21 Facebook says millions of passwords stored in readable format By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, Associated Press Facebook said there is no evidence its employees abused access to the data, but thousands of employees could have searched them. Continue reading
Mar 21 Mississippi governor to sign ‘heartbeat’ abortion law By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Republican governor is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday to outlaw most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. Continue reading
Mar 21 Migrants encounter glitches with new U.S. asylum policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Asylum seekers, who are being forced to wait in Mexico, are getting mixed messages about when their hearings are scheduled. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Funerals for New Zealand shooting victims begin In our news wrap Wednesday, funerals began in New Zealand for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Hundreds gathered to pray before carrying coffins to burial sites, as the prime minister vowed to tighten gun laws. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:48 In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme… Continue watching