Mar 29 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Salvage operation underway at the site of Baltimore bridge collapse In our news wrap Friday, initial stages of a salvage operation are underway at the site of the bridge collapse in Baltimore, a gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve shows signs inflation is gradually easing, former senator and vice presidential… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 6:05 How heavy industries contribute to climate change and what can be done to cut emissions By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow Electricity and transportation each contribute about a quarter of America’s carbon emissions. Thanks to the growth of renewable energy and electric cars, those sectors are starting to get cleaner. Heavy industry is also a major source of pollution. The White… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 6:39 Police tactics meant to stop people often ends up killing them, investigation reveals By John Yang, Karina Cuevas, Courtney Norris An investigation found that between 2012 and 2021, more than 1,000 people died after police used physical force that's considered non-lethal. That includes batons, stun guns, physical restraints and chemical agents. Only 28 of the officers involved faced criminal charges. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 4:38 The inspirations behind Beyoncé’s genre-defying album ‘Cowboy Carter’ By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Eliot Barnhart Beyoncé’s highly-anticipated album that’s deeply rooted in country music, “Cowboy Carter," just dropped. It’s Beyoncé, it’s big and it’s venturing into an unexpected arena of music. "Cowboy Carter" also features some of country music’s biggest stars. Jeffrey Brown discussed the… Continue watching
Mar 29 More Americans are worried about legal immigration than they were a few years ago, AP-NORC poll finds By Rebecca Santana, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Overall, about 4 in 10 Americans say that legal immigration to the U.S. is beneficial to the economy and culture, but that sentiment is down since 2017. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Bidens host the 2024 White House Easter Egg Roll after weather delays By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the Easter egg roll at the White House for 90 minutes on Monday, but the event eventually kicked off under gray skies with a large crowd including many youngsters wearing ponchos or colorful jackets against… Continue reading
Mar 29 Cranes start to arrive to remove Baltimore bridge wreckage By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, Associated Press A crane appeared at the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepared Friday to begin clearing wreckage that has stymied the search for four missing workers and blocked ships from entering or leaving the city's vital… Continue reading
Mar 29 Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say By Ben Finley, Brian Witte, Associated Press Experts say it's better to look to more recent bridge disasters for a sense of how quickly reconstruction may happen. Continue reading
Mar 28 Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill to undo Memphis traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press By enacting the legislation, the Republican governor sided with GOP lawmakers who forged ahead despite pleas from Nichols' parents to give them a chance to find compromise. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Cranes on way to Baltimore to clear wreckage of collapsed bridge In our news wrap Thursday, cranes are on the way to Baltimore to clear away the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the UN's top court ordered Israel to open more land crossings into Gaza, Russian investigators arrested a… Continue watching