Dec 14 U.S. officials confiscate over 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes from overseas manufacturers, including the maker of Elf Bars By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration pegged the value of the e-cigarettes seized at Los Angeles Airport at $18 million. Continue reading
Dec 14 After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts By Hannah Grabenstein The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program. Continue reading
Dec 13 Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America It would drastically change the way LGBTQ youth live in the state, and has sent parents scrambling over the future of their transgender children. Continue reading
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