Jul 28 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Nearly 200 million Americans face extreme heat, severe weather In our news wrap Friday, nearly 200 million Americans spent another day under heat advisories and severe weather warnings, new economic numbers show inflation in the U.S. is easing, soldiers in Niger declared a general the new head of state… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 8:56 How the prescription drug supply chain is killing local pharmacies By Fred de Sam Lazaro The supply chain that brings pharmaceutical drugs from the factory to the pharmacy is long, complex and unclear. Congress and several state legislatures have proposed or enacted laws to bring more transparency and curb soaring drug prices. As special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 8:25 The legal pitfalls domestic violence victims face when they defend themselves By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow More than two dozen states have self-defense laws that allow for the use of force when someone feels threatened in their home or other locations. But some women, especially women of color, who try to use self-defense laws don’t get… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 4:57 Black-owned brewery breaking barriers and creating change in their community By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori In California's wine country, a duo brewing craft beer is breaking barriers. Hella Coastal is the first Black-owned brewery in Oakland and one of the few nationwide. Laura Barrón-López reports on the mission to diversify the brewing industry and create… Continue watching
Jul 28 Unhoused people in Phoenix struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures By Thomas Machowicz, Anita Snow, Associated Press Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood counts on his neighbors in a sprawling downtown tent city to stay safe as temperatures soared over 110 degrees Fahrenheit every day this month. Continue reading
Jul 28 Senate Democrats urge Biden to withhold $320 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Nine senior Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders are urging the Biden administration to withhold about a quarter of the United States’ more than $1 billion in annual military aid to Egypt for a third year. Continue reading
Jul 28 Some small music venues kept rocking even after COVID shut them down. Here’s how they did it By Tim McPhillips When I.M.P. opened the Atlantis in April, it was the independent music production company’s fifth venue in greater Washington, D.C. It was also its smallest. The concert hall is a tribute to the original 9:30 club, a beloved and intimate… Continue reading
Jul 28 With Trump newly indicted, here’s what to know about the documents case and what’s next By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Donald Trump has been indicted on three additional charges in a case that accuses him of illegally possessing classified documents. Continue reading
Jul 28 Extreme heat to ‘engulf’ eastern U.S. where many will see hottest days of the year By Drew Costley, Associated Press Dangerous heat is forecast to "engulf" much of the eastern half of the United States as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents will see their hottest temperatures of the year, according to… Continue reading
Jul 27 In St. Louis, a neighborhood destroyed, and the children who remember By Gabrielle Hays Urban renewal forced nearly 20,000 residents, many Black, out of Mill Creek Valley starting in the late 1950s. The people who lived there want to make sure the community doesn’t forget. Continue reading