Feb 08 More Republicans support spending on child care, saying it's an economic issue By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press As federal pandemic aid dries up, Republican state lawmakers are embracing plans to support child care as a workforce issue — and even making it central to their policy agendas. Continue reading
Feb 08 Nevada's Republican caucuses give Trump another chance to demonstrate his hold on the GOP base By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper, Gabe Stern, Associated Press Donald Trump is expected to sweep Nevada's Republican caucuses. And if that's how it plays out Thursday, it'll give him a third straight win in the presidential primary and deliver more delegates he needs to clinch the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 08 Descendants of those enslaved by St. Louis University calculated their ancestors' unpaid labor. Here's how By Gabrielle Hays Descendants of the Black people enslaved by St. Louis University have for the first time calculated how much labor and wealth was stolen from their ancestors, their latest effort in a yearslong push for the university to “make good on… Continue reading
Feb 08 5 Marines confirmed dead in helicopter crash outside San Diego, military says By Julie Watson, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas. Continue reading
Feb 07 Missouri Senate votes against allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Some Republicans say blocking rape and incest victims from getting abortions was too extreme. One Republican is trying to amend the state constitution to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal fetal abnormalities until viability. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 5 civilians By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, a new wave of Russian missiles and drones struck six regions across Ukraine and killed at least five civilians, a pair of bombings in Pakistan killed at least 30 people on the eve of parliamentary… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 7:26 Meta's Nick Clegg on the challenges of AI content and misinformation By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Meta’s policy for dealing with deepfakes and AI is under fire after it allowed an altered video of President Biden to remain online. Meta’s oversight board called the company’s manipulated media policies “incoherent” and “confusing.” Meta now says it will… Continue watching
Feb 07 Michigan governor's budget promises free education, GOP says plan doesn't provide 'real value' By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Whitmer's budget proposal unveiled Wednesday followed a State of the State address last month when she announced initiatives to provide free community college for all high school students and free preschool for 4-year-olds. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 2:58 A Brief But Spectacular take on building a team By Steve Goldbloom, Katie Hodgman Rachael Ortiz-Marsh is the co-owner of the Tennessee Trojans, a women’s tackle football team in Nashville. She founded the team in 2022 with her wife, Tessa, to build community and break barriers for women through sports. Ortiz-Marsh shares her Brief… Continue watching
Feb 07 Ohio backs off proposed restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for adults By Geoff Mulvihill, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Transgender people and their healthcare providers feared the original rules would have left thousands of patients scrambling to find care — and facing health risks in the meantime. Continue reading