Dec 13 Watch 5:32 Interest rates remain unchanged, but Federal Reserve signals cuts coming in 2024 By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow The Federal Reserve opted to leave interest rates unchanged, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested there may be as many as three rate cuts next year. Powell said rate hikes appear to be over for now and the economy is… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 5:21 The self-driving safety concerns that led to Tesla’s recall of 2 million cars By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Tesla has recalled 2 million cars, nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. since 2012, because of issues with its self-driving features. Safety regulators have investigated nearly a thousand crashes involving Tesla's autopilot system, which can fully take… Continue watching
Dec 13 ‘Apollo 13’ and ‘12 Years a Slave’ among 25 films picked for National Film Registry preservation By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press This year's selections for the National Film Registry include the sci-fi sequel "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," the Disney animated classic "Lady and the Tramp," and the searing, Oscar-winning "12 Years a Slave."… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at meeting of National Infrastructure Advisory Council By News Desk President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday afternoon at a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Continue reading
Dec 13 Tesla recalls nearly all U.S. vehicles to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot after investigation into deadly crashes By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The recall comes after a two-year investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. Continue reading
Dec 12 Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The Sarasota County School Board cannot oust Bridget Ziegler outright from the panel but voted 4-1 Tuesday on a resolution requesting that she step down. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 12:10 Zelenskyy makes his case to Congress for more U.S. aid in Ukraine’s fight against Russia By Lisa Desjardins, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Nick Schifrin, Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington urging Congress to unfreeze badly needed military aid. The debate over U.S. aid comes as a declassified intelligence assessment details staggering losses for Russia. It shows nearly 90 percent of its pre-war force… Continue watching
Dec 12 George Santos attorney expresses optimism about plea talks as expelled congressman appears in court By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos' lawyer expressed optimism about plea negotiations in Santos' criminal fraud case Tuesday, successfully fending off prosecutors' attempts to speed up the the ousted congressman's trial. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Cheaper gas helps ease U.S. inflation in November In our news wrap Tuesday, cheaper gas helped ease inflation in November, House Republicans moved to set a vote on formalizing their impeachment inquiry into President Biden, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley received a key endorsement in New Hampshire and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:25 How a New York state law opened Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to sexual assault lawsuits By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Four women are suing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs over sexual assault allegations dating back to the early 90s. Previously, those lawsuits couldn’t have been filed because of the statute of limitations. But most were filed under a New York… Continue watching