Sep 24 Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America, a year after big wave of closings By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The company didn't say Thursday which coffeehouses will close, how many are located in the U.S. or how many are unionized. Continue reading
Sep 24 Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press So far this year, claims have mostly stayed below 220,000 — historically low. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Senators question Heidi Overton in confirmation hearing for FDA commissioner By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration voiced support for the safety of long-established vaccines at a hearing Thursday, even as senators questioned her about the White House's efforts to upend childhood immunizations. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 4:51 Xi arrives for state visit amid U.S.-China trade tensions and AI concerns By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday evening for his first state visit in more than a decade. At the same time, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico challenging President… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: FBI investigating hacking group's claim it breached jobs website In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI says it's investigating a claim by a criminal hacking group that it stole "very sensitive data" from the bureau's job website, Hurricane Polo off Mexico's western coast has strengthened into one of the… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:41 New poll reveals how Trump's low approval might affect midterms By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman With voting for the midterm elections already underway, President Trump is asking voters to pretend he's on the ballot. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that people are, but that could be bad news for the president. We found Democratic… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:16 Former Kansas GOP governor explains why he's backing Democrat Adam Hamilton for Senate By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, a Republican, crossed party lines to endorse Democrat Adam Hamilton in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. Graves said the country is facing “increasing partisan gridlock and division” and that it’s “time Kansas… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 10:11 What's making it harder for American family farms to survive By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman For generations, the family farm has been central to the American story. But these days, farmers are struggling with sharply higher costs and crushing debt on top of the same economic pressures the rest of the country feels. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:20 Marlon James explores how homophobia shaped life in Jamaica in 'The Disappearers' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris Marlon James’ new novel, "The Disappearers," was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It tells the story of a group of gay men trying to make their way, and stay alive, in the homophobic culture of Jamaica in the 1980s and… Continue watching
Sep 23 3 things to know about rising diesel prices and how they affect you By Maria Ramirez Uribe Diesel prices have reached historic highs as a result of the U.S. war in Iran and Russia’s war in Ukraine, and consumers will bear the brunt of the rising cost, experts say. Continue reading