Apr 14 Lena Dunham on ambition, fame and illness By Amna Nawaz Lena Dunham rapidly rose to fame more than a decade ago as the comedic force behind HBO’s breakout hit, ‘Girls.’ In a new memoir, Dunham candidly, hilariously, and sometimes painfully explores how she balanced celebrity with her struggles with chronic… Continue reading
Apr 14 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finds buyer to keep newspaper open By David Bauder, Associated Press Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down. Continue reading
Apr 14 Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of deportation flights By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge must end his contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled. Continue reading
Apr 14 Minnesota investigating ICE's arrest of Hmong American man as possible kidnapping By Mark Vancleave, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest by federal officers of a Hmong American man as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment. Continue reading
Apr 14 Man shot by ICE in California has been arrested by the FBI, attorney says By Christopher Weber, Associated Press A man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an enforcement stop in central California last week was arrested Monday by the FBI after being discharged from a hospital, his attorney said. Continue reading
Apr 14 Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it By Susan Haigh, Associated Press The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them a busy farmer and a flight attendant, explaining why they cast their ballots by mail. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: House approves aviation safety bill By Josh Funk, Associated Press An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the 67… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against WSJ for story on Epstein ties In our news wrap Monday, a judge dismissed President Trump's defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal for a story on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump administration says it will allow Stonewall National Monument to… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 3:39 Evan Shapiro and Geoff Bennett explore the future of media on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane The media industry has been navigating substantial turmoil in recent years. On our PBS news podcast, “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett explored this upheaval with Evan Shapiro. He’s an award-winning producer who now writes about the industry for his Substack, “Media… Continue watching
Apr 13 The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has taken some steps to make it easier to build houses, but he's been slow to embrace other measures. Continue reading