Sep 18 With new newspaper and new businesses, Afghan refugees finding new community in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays While more than 1.6 million Afghans have fled the country since 2021, the total number in neighboring countries is 8.2 million, underscoring the humanitarian crisis for one of the largest displaced groups in the world. Some now call St. Louis… Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump labels DeSantis abortion ban 'a terrible mistake,' riling some Republicans By Sara Burnett, Associated Press The former president has dominated the 2024 field while at times spurning anti-abortion groups. Continue reading
Sep 18 Pennsylvania police say 9 teenagers who escaped custody have been captured By Associated Press State police say nine teenage boys who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are back in custody. Continue reading
Sep 18 Hunter Biden sues IRS, says agents shared his personal tax information By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The suit comes as a long-running investigation into Hunter Biden continues to unfold against a sharply political backdrop, including an impeachment inquiry aimed at his father, President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Sep 17 PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of activists march to kick off climate summit in New York By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural… Continue reading
Sep 17 Authorities investigate fatal shooting of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy By Associated Press A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: UAW president threatens wider auto worker strike amid wage dispute In our news wrap Sunday, talks continued between automakers and the union representing striking auto workers, South Korea’s president warned of deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, the first two civilian cargo ships since the collapse of the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:27 What's behind an alarming rise in violent incidents in health care facilities By John Yang, Claire Mufson Health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers, according to government data. In a National Nurses United survey in 2022, 40 percent of hospital nurses said they’d seen an increase in violent incidents. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:28 Proposed WIC funding cuts raise nutrition concerns for low-income families By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery With a possible government shutdown looming, one federal program facing funding cuts is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which helps low-income families buy healthy foods. Nell Menefee-Libey, public policy manager for the nonprofit National… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:36 How climate change is making fall foliage less colorful By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn Next Saturday, the autumn equinox will mark the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. For some, though, the real start of fall is when the leaves change color. But scientists say climate change is affecting both the timing and… Continue watching