Aug 12 Watch 9:06 A look at the Social Security funding gap and ways to fix it By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Seventy million Americans receive Social Security benefits. But the program is paying out more than it’s taking in. Economics Correspondent Paul Solman looks at whether or not that financing gap spells doom and what can be done. Continue watching
Aug 12 As Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches, Puerto Rico cancels classes and activates National Guard By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Forecasters warned the storm is expected to unleash floods and landslides. Continue reading
Aug 12 Earthquake shakes Los Angeles area By Associated Press An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has struck the Los Angeles area, the U.S. Geological Service says. Continue reading
Aug 12 North Dakota voters will revisit marijuana legalization after rejecting idea in 2018 and 2022 By Jack Dura, Associated Press North Dakota voters will decide — again — whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the November general election. Continue reading
Aug 12 Crews begin tearing down Texas church where gunman killed 26 people in 2017 By Eric Gay, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Crews have started to tear down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017. Continue reading
Aug 12 Pregnant women in distress report being turned away from ERs despite federal law By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022. Continue reading
Aug 12 The growing demand for mini farm animals By Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Americans are showing more interest in owning miniature cows, miniature goats, miniature donkeys and other diminutive farm animals. Continue reading
Aug 12 Au revoir, Paris. Here’s how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics By Jaimie Ding, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Amid a stadium-and-arena boom, LA will polish existing structures rather than erect new ones. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by ‘foreign sources hostile to the U.S.’ In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump campaign pointed toward Iran after claiming it was hacked, Israeli military searches for gunmen behind a shooting in the occupied West Bank, families identify loved ones from the Brazil plane crash, rescue teams… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:49 Exploring the history of gender equity at the Olympics and where things stand today By Stephanie Sy, Harry Zahn When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. A century later, the International Olympic Committee dubbed the 2024 Games the “gender-equal Olympics.” But that’s not the whole story. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching