Jul 31 Watch 5:49 Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation By Ali Schmitz, Ali Rogin Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice, had funded legal services for unaccompanied children… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 10:42 Brooks and Capehart on Blanche's stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche’s stalled confirmation to be attorney general, Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund,' turmoil inside the Democratic National Committee and the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 7:15 Local arts groups that shape community culture face financial pressure By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Larger theater companies, venues and museums typically get more attention. But in cities and rural areas, it’s smaller arts organizations that are closest to and address the needs of their communities. Now, many are struggling as they face economic pressures. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 3:20 Why states want to change 'Sell By' labels on food By Tim McPhillips Changes are coming to the commonly used sell-by dates on groceries in at least one state. PBS News multiplatform reporter Tim McPhillips spoke to two experts to get their take on the food labels and how you can save both… Continue watching
Jul 31 Marine Corps says F-35B jet crashed in California, pilot in stable condition after ejecting By Konstantin Toropin, Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California. The jet went down Friday near the Miramar air base in San Diego. Continue reading
Jul 31 Authorities release early Nancy Guthrie ransom note, hoping someone recognizes writing style By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Authorities released an early ransom note in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in hopes that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note released Friday indicated Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped. Continue reading
Jul 31 Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial visit the home where she killed her children By Leah Willingham, Associated Press Jurors in U.S. criminal cases often are expressly told not to visit the scene of the events in question. Continue reading
Jul 31 Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs. Continue reading
Jul 31 Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next By Josh Funk, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology. Continue reading
Jul 30 Attorney for Nolan Wells' family says experts will review a July 4 boat distress call By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Speaking at the National Urban League Conference on Thursday, the civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Wells' family had retained audio engineering experts to review the recording. Continue reading