Sep 22 Some providers are halting gender-affirming care for minors, even where it remains legal By Jim Salter, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press At least 22 states have enacted bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in the past few years. Continue reading
Sep 22 Tropical storm weather to reach Mid-Atlantic states over weekend By Associated Press The storm was forecast to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Senate pushes some military promotions through Tuberville’s blockade In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate confirmed two more top military nominees after a monthslong blockade, a U.S. government contractor was charged with espionage, Congress heads home for the weekend as a government shutdown looms, Azerbaijan officials met with… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 5:06 What Rupert Murdoch’s succession means for the future of right-wing media By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings Over seven decades, Rupert Murdoch assembled a global media empire that includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. Now, the 92-year-old mogul is stepping down, with his eldest son set to take over in November. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:00 Black band director speaks out after violent arrest at Alabama football game By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow The police use of force Thursday against Alabama high school band director Johnny Mims is sending ripples across the nation. Video of the incident after a football game shows police arresting and tasing Mims after he refused to stop the… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:51 Minnesota grapples with nickel mining impacts as EV manufacturing raises demand By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Richard Coolidge The Inflation Reduction Act includes a number of incentives to build and buy electric vehicles. For auto manufacturers, that includes incentives for sourcing their parts and raw materials domestically. That presents challenges for some communities — notably in northern Minnesota,… Continue watching
Sep 21 Kari Lake’s 3rd trial to begin after unsuccessful lawsuit challenging her loss in 2022 Arizona governor’s race By Associated Press The trial starting Thursday seeks to review ballot envelopes signed by approximately 1.3 million early voters in the state's most populous county. Continue reading
Sep 21 Auto workers in Detroit share why they’re striking By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang At the UAW “Stand up for our Communities against Corporate Greed” rally in Detroit, UAW members and allies talk with the PBS NewsHour Communities Initiative about the challenges of working for the Detroit Big Three and why they are striking. Continue reading
Sep 21 Massachusetts becomes first to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies By Associated Press Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive offices and agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles under 21 fluid ounces except in cases of emergency. Continue reading
Sep 21 What’s behind the influx of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Migrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained nationwide more than ever. The U.S. has had immigration surges before so what's different now, and why?… Continue reading