Jul 30 One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires By Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, James V. Cizdziel, University of Mississippi Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry… Continue reading
Jul 30 60 years after Medicaid was signed into law, Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is chiseling it back By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in one of the crowning achievements of his legacy. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: What you need to know about the new ‘visa integrity fee’ By Tim McPhillips Having friends or family come to visit in the U.S. is about to get more expensive, if they need a visa to enter the country. Continue reading
Jul 30 Grand juries that indicted Epstein and Maxwell did not hear directly from victims, Justice Department tells judge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The filing says the Epstein grand jury heard only from an FBI agent when it met in 2019, while the Maxwell grand jury heard from the same FBI agent and a New York Police Department detective in 2020 and 2021. Continue reading
Jul 30 Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California after 8.8 magnitude quake hits Russia’s Far East without major damage By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has hit off Russia's sparsely populated Far East. Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path of the waves were… Continue reading
Jul 30 U.S. economy expanding 3% in second quarter, bounding back but growth masks economic uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that America gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — rebounded after falling at a 0.5% clip from January through March. The first-quarter drop was mainly caused by a surge in… Continue reading
Jul 30 The U.S. is executing more people this year, and Florida is leading the way By Joshua Barajas Florida leads the nation in executions this year, setting new modern-day records. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump announces 25% tariff on ‘our friend’ India for buying Russian oil, warns of other penalties By Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump said on Truth Social on Wednesday that India "is our friend" but its "Tariffs are far too high" on U.S. goods. The Republican president added India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, which Trump says has enabled Moscow's… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Gunman was targeting NFL, New York mayor says In our news wrap Tuesday, New York police said a gunman was targeting the NFL's office when he opened fire in a building on Park Avenue, Russian attacks killed at least 27 people across Ukraine after President Trump said he… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 7:49 EPA plans to overturn scientific finding used to regulate carbon emissions By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant The EPA announced plans to overturn a key scientific finding that has been used to regulate carbon emissions since 2009. The endangerment finding determined that pollutants caused by burning fossil fuels endanger humans and can be regulated under the Clean… Continue watching