Aug 02 Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn congressional maps By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The long-promised action from a coalition of law firms and voting rights groups comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped from a conservative to liberal majority. Continue reading
Aug 02 Massive wildfire threatens iconic Joshua trees despite progress taming the flames By Ty O'Neil, Stefanie Dazio, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and are threatening the region's famous spiky trees. Continue reading
Aug 02 Jury recommends death sentence for man who killed 11 at Tree of Life synagogue By Associated Press The same federal jury that convicted the 50-year-old Bowers on 63 criminal counts recommended Wednesday that he be put to death for an attack whose impacts continue to reverberate nearly five years later. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Democrats warn that asylum-seekers in custody aren’t getting legal counsel In our news wrap Tuesday, dozens of congressional Democrats are petitioning to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody because they are not getting access to legal counsel as promised. Also, France, Italy and Spain moved to begin… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 10:02 How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz In Ohio, a state with one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation, a private foundation has been set up to distribute opioid settlement funds over several years. But as special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Mike Fritz… Continue watching
Aug 01 Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken for research, settles with company that profited By Lea Skene, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Massive wildfire burns in California’s Mojave National Preserve In our news wrap Monday, crews in California continue to battle wildfires as high temperatures begin to ease elsewhere in the country, Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira appeared in court, Hunter Biden's former business partner Devon Archer testified before… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 9:58 As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz More than $50 billion in settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies that made and sold opioid painkillers will be paid out over the next 18 years to state and local governments across the country. But the debate around how this money… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:07 Katie Ledecky makes swimming history with major world championship wins By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Katie Ledecky is already considered the greatest swimmer of this decade. This weekend, she made her claim for the greatest of all time, notching two new records at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, and surpassing Michael Phelps… Continue watching
Jul 30 In era of tech disruption and instant gratification, workers say they’re pushed to the brink By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Complaints from workers in vastly different industries point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to meet customer expectations for speed and convenience in industries… Continue reading