Jul 26 Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft By Rio Yamat, Associated Press A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, sending some passengers flying out of their seats and injuring two flight… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 7:34 The politics behind the $8B Paramount-Skydance merger By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The FCC approved Skydance Media's $8 billion bid to acquire Paramount, the parent company of CBS. The green light from the FCC comes after Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement with President Trump over his lawsuit accusing “60 Minutes”… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 5:53 What Trump’s order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas President Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier for states to remove homeless encampments and force unhoused people into mental health or addiction treatment programs. Homeless rates have been steadily rising since 2017. A federal count found that… Continue watching
Jul 25 Lori Vallow Daybell receives life sentences in Arizona over murder conspiracy convictions By Jacques Billeaud, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, was convicted at separate trials this spring in Phoenix of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, and her… Continue reading
Jul 25 Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign. Continue reading
Jul 25 Republicans and independents have warmed on Supreme Court since 2022 abortion ruling, poll says By Mark Sherman, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Views of the nation's highest court remain more negative than they were as recently as early 2022, before the high-profile ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Trump pushes cities to remove homeless people from streets In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order pushing cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to move most of the agency's staff out of Washington, two… Continue watching
Jul 24 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad By Matt Ott, Associated Press There's widespread debate over whether such a merger would be approved by U.S. regulators, which have established a high bar for consolidation in the crucial industry. Continue reading
Jul 24 The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman. Continue reading
Jul 24 Most U.S. adults think abortion should be legal 3 years after Roe was overturned, poll shows By Geoff Mulvihill, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Continue reading