Mar 19 WATCH: Arizona lawmaker says she plans to have an abortion after learning her pregnancy isn’t viable By Associated Press Burch says she doesn't think people have to "justify their abortions," but she's talking about her decision because she wants lawmakers to have meaningful conversations about how their work impacts people. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 18 Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law more than a decade ago, portions of which were struck down by the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Biden speaks with Netanyahu amid a growing rift over handling of war in Gaza In our news wrap Monday, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke amid a growing rift over Israel's handling of the war in Gaza, Israeli forces raided the Shifa hospital complex in Gaza City where some 30,000 Palestinians… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 10:06 Federal housing assistance shrinks as rental prices, homelessness reach historic highs By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz Unlike other social safety net programs that continue to expand, federal housing assistance has shrunk to its lowest level in nearly 25 years, even as homelessness and rental prices have hit historic highs. Today, only one in four households that… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 4:03 A Brief But Spectacular take on harnessing AI in schools By Steve Goldbloom Adrian Antao is a high school English teacher at KIPP NYC. Adrian has worked with educators, coders and designers at the nonprofit Playlab.ai to develop Project Toni, an AI tool to support his students with their writing revisions. While many… Continue watching
Mar 18 What to expect in Ohio’s presidential and state primaries By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press The most high-profile election in Ohio's primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state's Democratic U.S. senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006 and is among the most vulnerable members of a closely… Continue reading
Mar 18 Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Before Apollo 10, Stafford also took part in the first rendezvous of two U.S. spacecraft in 1965. A decade later, he because the first American to shake hands with a Soviet citizen in space when an Apollo spacecraft docked with… Continue reading
Mar 18 EPA announces comprehensive ban on asbestos By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The carcinogen is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. It kills thousands of Americans every year. Continue reading
Mar 18 Supreme Court rejects appeal from New Mexico official barred from office for Jan. 6 participation By Morgan Lee, Nicholas Riccardi, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s order Monday means Republican former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin remains disqualified from public office under a constitutional provision designed to prevent ex-Confederates from serving in government after the Civil War. Continue reading