Aug 21 Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in Rhode Island court earned him fame, dies at 88 By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “Caught in Providence,” has died. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:28 Why the federal government could take a stake in Intel By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams President Trump is weighing taking a 10% stake in computer chip maker Intel. If approved, it would mark one of the largest U.S. government interventions in a private company since the auto bailout of 2008. Amna Nawaz discussed more with… Continue watching
Aug 21 6 people found dead at Colorado dairy, local authorities say By Associated Press Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a dairy on the Colorado plains, authorities said Thursday, but they didn't immediately say what led to the deaths. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump speaks with police and troops patrolling Washington, DC By Chris Megerian, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Trump has claimed that a crime crisis required his Republican administration’s intervention in the Democratic-led city this month, brushing aside statistics that showed the problem was already waning. Continue reading
Aug 21 Using an AI chatbot for therapy or health advice? Experts want you to know these 4 things By Laura Santhanam The technology can be tempting, especially with barriers to accessing health care, including cost, wait times to talk to a provider and lack of insurance coverage. But experts told PBS News people need to be aware of the risks these… Continue reading
Aug 21 Federal regulators investigating why Tesla is slow in reporting crashes involving self-driving technology By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Federal car safety regulators opened an investigation Thursday into why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to tell them quickly about crashes involving its self-driving technology. Continue reading
Aug 21 Illegal immigration hit record of 14 million in 2023, Pew report finds By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A closely watched report says the number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023. Continue reading
Aug 21 Justice Department demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Federal investigators looking at gender-affirming care providers demanded that at least one hospital hand over information about individual patients. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH LIVE: The 2025 Hutchins Forum By News Desk Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. will host the 2025 Hutchins Forum titled 'What Went Wrong... and What's Next?'… Continue reading
Aug 21 Hurricane Erin whips up strong winds and some flooding as it slowly moves further out to sea By Allen G. Breed, John Seewer, Associated Press Authorities predicted that the largest swells would whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. Continue reading