Dec 15 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office projects inflation will slow to near 2% in 2024 In our news wrap Friday, the Congressional Budget Office projected inflation will slow to near two percent next year, homelessness in the United States soared to its highest levels on record, European Union leaders insisted they will get more military… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 4:40 Report gives an inside look at how the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Mary Fecteau The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade upended the landscape of reproductive rights and made it a central issue in some elections. A story from The New York Times explains some of the internal dynamics of the court, from… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:34 How medical providers are navigating the legal shifts in reproductive rights By Amna Nawaz, Mary Fecteau, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court will weigh in on reproductive rights again as the justices agreed to hear a case about access to mifepristone for medication abortions. The court's decisions have immediate, real-life implications and put medical providers on the frontlines of… Continue watching
Dec 15 Tens of thousands have joined pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. Experts say they are growing By Kenichi Serino According to experts who spoke to the PBS NewsHour, this swell of protest is the result of a number of factors, including growing pro-Palestinian sentiment among younger people, the mounting civilian toll in Gaza from Israel’s military response, and more… Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. homelessness up 12 percent to highest reported level as rents soar and pandemic aid lapses By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Federal officials Friday said soaring rents and a winding down of coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans. Continue reading
Dec 15 Second day of deliberations begins in Georgia election workers’ defamation case against Rudy Giuliani By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors have begun their second day of deliberations to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them after the 2020 election. Continue reading
Dec 15 Appeals court to hear arguments on whether Meadows’ Georgia election interference charges should be moved to federal court By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A panel of federal appeals court judges has heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a sprawling Georgia election case should be moved. Continue reading
Dec 15 How the U.S. keeps funding Ukraine’s military when it says it’s out of money By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press The White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on Congress to pass stalled legislation to support the war against Russia. Continue reading
Dec 15 A quarter of United Methodist churches in U.S. have left during split By Peter Smith, Associated Press United Methodist churches had a five-year window to leave the denomination over disputes involving its bans on same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ persons. Continue reading
Dec 15 Americans agree that the future of democracy is on the line in the 2024 election but disagree about who poses the biggest threat By Gary Fields, Linley Sanders, Associated Press In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. Continue reading