Aug 13 Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee By Associated Press A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 13 U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans By Associated Press The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. Continue reading
Aug 13 Early education experts see this new Trump rule as ‘the wrong step at the wrong time’ By Laura Santhanam Shutting off federal loans for these students could turn people away from the profession altogether, at a time when teachers are burnt out and leaving classrooms and daycares, early childhood educators and experts told PBS News. Continue reading
Aug 13 Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court By Lea Skene, Associated Press A judge is considering why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland's entire federal bench over an order stopping the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removals. Continue reading
Aug 13 Floodwaters from Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau break record levels and prompt evacuations By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Sections of Alaska’s capital city are bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. Continue reading
Aug 13 Venus Williams gets a U.S. Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981 By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open in singles at age 45 after a two-year absence. Williams received a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows. Continue reading
Aug 13 Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll By Linley Sanders, Associated Press A Gallup poll released Wednesday shows fewer Americans are reporting they drink alcohol as concerns about health risks rise. About half of U.S. adults now believe moderate drinking is harmful, up from 28% in 2015. The poll shows this shift… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:07 Tariff-driven inflation accelerating with ‘worst yet to come,’ AEI’s Michael Strain says By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins New inflation figures showed signs that President Trump’s tariffs are starting to have an impact on consumer prices. Overall inflation held steady, but core inflation, which is closely watched by the Fed and does not include volatile food and energy… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: National Guard soldiers arrive on streets of Washington, D.C. In our news wrap Tuesday, National Guard soldiers were seen on the streets of the nation's capital as President Trump's temporary federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. begins, Texas GOP leaders say they'll call a second special session of… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:02 CDC shooting highlights increasing rhetoric and hostility against health professionals By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant The shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta has shaken many in the field of public health. Authorities say the 32-year-old gunman fired nearly 200 rounds at six buildings on the CDC campus and believed COVID-19 vaccines were to blame… Continue watching