Mar 21 Watch 3:49 News Wrap: Blinken in Egypt for another attempt to end war in Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, Secretary of State Blinken is in Egypt on his latest attempt to end the war in Gaza, Ukraine's capital city suffered its heaviest barrage of Russian missiles in weeks, the European Union took up the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Massachusetts Senate passes bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” By Michael Casey, Associated Press The bill, which was approved unanimously Thursday and now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned "revenge porn."… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:06 Californians approve plan to address homelessness, critics say it’s not enough By William Brangham California voters narrowly passed a ballot measure that will fund billions of dollars to help the state tackle its homelessness crisis. Gov. Newsom celebrated the victory, but opponents say it doesn’t do enough to keep people from becoming homeless in… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 8:07 How evictions and housing instability can have deadly consequences By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau, Layla Quran With pandemic protections like eviction moratoriums and emergency rent assistance drying up, eviction filings have risen more than 50 percent in some cities. New research shows that housing instability can have deadly consequences. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:38 Push for unionizing marks latest challenge to student-athlete model By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow March Madness is underway and underlying the excitement of brackets and potential upsets is a conversation around athletes' efforts to unionize. It is the latest challenge to the student-athlete model that has defined college sports. John Yang discussed what could… Continue watching
Mar 21 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law ‘unconstitutional’ By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Mar 21 Trump’s lawyers keep fighting $454 million fraud appeal bond By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are continuing to press an appellate court to excuse him from covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. Continue reading
Mar 21 Former Mississippi police officer gets about 10 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men By Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The so-called "Goon Squad" broke into a home where a neighbor complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman. Hartfield tried to destroy evidence of the torture. Continue reading
Mar 21 Nearly 8 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander adults think abortion should be legal, AP-NORC poll finds By Graham Lee Brewer, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press The poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that nearly 8 in 10 people who identify as AAPI think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and three-quarters say Congress should… Continue reading
Mar 21 Doctors perform 1st transplant of of genetically modified pig kidney to human patient By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Continue reading