Jun 30 Smoke, heat and storms kick off a dull start to summer across the U.S. By Tom Davies, Associated Press Smoky haze, hot weather and powerful storms brought dangerous and uncomfortable conditions to parts of the U.S. heading into a long July Fourth weekend that typically draws Americans to outdoor gatherings. Continue reading
Jun 30 A Federal Reserve inflation index falls to lowest level in 2 years By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press At the same time, consumers barely increased their spending last month, boosting it just 0.1%, after a solid 0.6% gain in April. Continue reading
Jun 30 Elián González 23 years later: From a focus of international custody battle to member of Cuba’s congress By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States. Continue reading
Jun 30 Trump and DeSantis to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering with other 2024 GOP hopefuls By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Leading Republican presidential candidates ex-President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Jun 30 Heat waves, extreme weather events becoming more common and likely to increase, experts say By Anita Snow, Associated Press Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common. Continue reading
Jun 30 How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents’ job stability By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The cost of child care has increased 220% in the last three decades, according to Lisa Hamilton, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which since 1990 has tracked this and other issues around child well-being in an annual Kids… Continue reading
Jun 29 What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions By Laura Santhanam, Hannah Grabenstein Most Americans said they supported race-conscious admissions to college ahead of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down that practice, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:47 Breaking down the Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to affirmative action in higher education, striking down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The ruling has widespread implications for the future of higher education. Geoff… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 4:58 Univ. of Michigan president on achieving diversity without affirmative action By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan The fallout of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions will have major implications on colleges and universities across the country. One that knows the impact of ending race-based admissions all too well is the University of Michigan. University President Santa… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 6:31 Writer predicts more socioeconomically diverse colleges after end of affirmative action By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan Richard Kahlenberg, an author and non-resident scholar at Georgetown University, served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in both affirmative action cases heard before the Supreme Court. He spoke with Geoff Bennett and explained his perspective on what he… Continue watching