Jul 10 Majority of U.S. adults say child care costs are ‘major problem,’ half want government to help, AP-NORC poll finds By Adriana Gomez Licon, Linley Sanders, Associated Press About two-thirds back free day care and employer-paid leave, but only half prioritize federal action. Continue reading
Jul 10 Is Microsoft Outlook down? Thousands of users report issues with email By Associated Press After Outlook users ran into issues accessing their email accounts late Wednesday and into Thursday, Microsoft says that affected systems are back online. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:13 Texas teams peel away layers of flood debris in search for missing By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Sam Weber, Layla Quran, Christopher Booker More than 160 people remain missing from the catastrophic floods that hit central Texas last week. At least 119 people have been killed, but as search crews continue their work, officials expect the death toll to keep growing. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 9:36 Program helps bridge political divides by connecting people through personal stories By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson As the political parties square off over numerous issues, many Americans are seeking ways to overcome division and distrust within their communities to address the issues that matter most to them. A program in Rhode Island is trying to rebuild… Continue watching
Jul 09 Musk’s AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes comments praising Hitler By Associated Press Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is taking down antisemitic comments and other “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, including some praising Adolf Hitler. Continue reading
Jul 09 ‘Click-to-cancel’ rule to make canceling subscriptions easier blocked by court By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect. Continue reading
Jul 09 Trump’s tariff blitz produces few trade deals but lots of uncertainty By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press White House trade adviser Peter Navarro predicted “90 deals in 90 days.’’ The 90 days have come and gone and the tally of trade deals stands at two. Continue reading
Jul 09 Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major trade partners By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day. Continue reading
Jul 09 Large number of people missing in Texas floods clouds full toll of the disaster By Nadia Lathan, John Seewer, Associated Press Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in the flash floods that laid waste to Texas Hill… Continue reading
Jul 09 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks Zelenskyy is in Rome to attend the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is taking place Thursday and Friday. Speaking to reporters as he left the pope's villa, Zelenskyy said he asked for continued help and prayers "to get back our… Continue reading