Mar 22 Watch 4:01 Though Mueller report is complete, investigation 'offshoots' continue Although the Mueller report has been delivered to the attorney general, the public still knows little of what is contained within it. In addition, numerous other investigations sparked by Mueller’s work are ongoing. Judy Woodruff asks NPR’s Carrie Johnson about… Continue watching
Mar 22 GM announces plan to add U.S. jobs, new electric vehicle By Mike Householder, Tom Krisher, Associated Press Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric vehicle at a factory north of Detroit. Continue reading
Mar 22 Midwest floods foreshadow national security threat posed by climate change By Margery A. Beck, Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Associated Press The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft. Continue reading
Mar 22 Indonesia airline cancels order for Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press It is the first announcement of a cancellation since Boeing's new model aircraft were grounded following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Continue reading
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