Mar 25 Watch 6:24 News Wrap: Moscow terror attack death toll rises to 139 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Russia raised the death toll to 139 in the Friday night terror attack outside Moscow, Russian missiles were fired at Kyiv for the third time in five days, Japan's prime minister has offered to meet… Continue watching
Mar 25 Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Two law enforcement officials have told AP that two properties belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:48 Future of abortion pill mifepristone will be decided by Supreme Court By Sarah Varney, Maea Lenei Buhre, Shrai Popat The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The case will be the first the court has heard on abortion since it overturned Roe v. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 10:16 Families slip back into poverty after pandemic-era child tax credit expires By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane During the pandemic, lawmakers dramatically, but temporarily, expanded the social safety net, including more money for families with children. The impacts of those changes are still being felt and debated to this day. Amna Nawaz and producer Sam Lane report… Continue watching
Mar 25 Boeing CEO will depart, capping tumultuous era for manufacturer By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The top executive at embattled plane maker Boeing will step down this year amid a broader shakeup of the company’s top leadership. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 6:34 Why 2024 may be the most consequential election for reproductive rights in 50 years By John Yang, Harry Zahn The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging FDA rules that make it easier to get mifepristone, the medication that accounts for more than half of all U.S. abortions. John Yang speaks with legal historian Mary… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 2:16 Why Stumpy, D.C.’s beloved cherry tree, is seeing its final peak bloom this year By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin An annual, celebrated event took place this past week in Washington, D.C., and it didn’t have anything to do with politics. It’s known as peak bloom, the day 70 percent of blossoms are open on Washington’s iconic cherry trees around… Continue watching
Mar 24 New England and Sierra Nevada hit by wintry weather, with storm forecast in central U.S. By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press It may officially be spring, but wintry weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday with New England and California seeing a mix of rain, heavy snow and gusty winds. Continue reading
Mar 23 California’s Prop 1 homelessness measure passed by a hair. Here’s what both sides are saying By Hannah Grabenstein Advocates say Proposition 1 will inject much-needed funds into a struggling mental health care system, but opponents worry about who will get left behind. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 1:54 News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as… Continue watching