Jul 18 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Russian woman accused of being a foreign agent jailed without bond In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the Russian national charged as an unregistered foreign agent to be jailed without bond until her trial. Lawyers for Maria Butina say the charges are overblown. Also, the 12 boy soccer… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 7:20 Ethics questions swirl around Wilbur Ross’ calendar and financial interests The U.S. Office of Government Ethics sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross last week criticizing his failure to fully divest stocks by Jan. 15, 2017 -- 18 months after Ross agreed to do so. Amna Nawaz talks with… Continue watching
Jul 18 Popular National Parks experience as much ozone pollution as major cities By Daniel Ackerman, Scientific American A new study shows ozone levels in National Parks are similar to the levels in the largest U.S. cities. But most of this ozone may originate outside of the parks. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump says he told Putin to end election hacking By Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump says in an interview with CBS News that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States won't tolerate election interference in the future. Continue reading
Jul 18 Soon, your soy milk may not be called ‘milk’ By Candice Choi, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines "milk" as coming from the "milking of one or more healthy cows."… Continue reading
Jul 18 Infants summoned for deportation under family separation, federal data shows By Christina Jewett, Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The number of infants under age 1 involved has been rising — up threefold from 24 infants in the fiscal year that ended last Sept. 30, and 46 infants the year before. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan testifies before Senate subcommittee By Joshua Barajas The commissioner is expected to testify before the Senate finance subcommittee, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 18 Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year. Continue reading
Jul 17 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Russia By Joshua Barajas, Harry Zahn Activists call for more body camera footage of fatal Chicago police shooting, a new study says people seeking treatment at urgent care clinics are over-prescribed antibiotics, and other stories you might have missed. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:34 Sick Puerto Ricans are facing long waits to see the doctor By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News From 2006 to 2016, the number of doctors in Puerto Rico dropped from 14,000 to 9,000, an exodus hastened by Hurricane Maria. With so many doctors leaving the island, many low-income families must travel long distances for medical appointments, and… Continue watching