Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Biden lays out plan to expand high-speed internet access to every home by 2030 By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz President Biden is kicking off efforts to expand high-speed internet access to the 8.5 million homes and businesses without it. Expanding affordable broadband access was a key component of his 2021 infrastructure bill. At the White House Monday, the president… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 7:29 Some retailers pull back Pride plans after conservative backlash By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings June is Pride Month, a time when companies show their support for and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. But this year, right-wing backlash has forced some to rethink Pride. Boycotts, employee harassment and threats of violence prompted companies to pull… Continue watching
Jun 26 Supreme Court won’t hear cases over Ohio State doctor’s sexual abuse, allowing lawsuits to proceed By Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss. Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court’s biggest decisions of the term are coming. Here’s what to watch By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The last opinions to be released cover some of the most contentious issues the court has wrestled with this term including affirmative action, student loans and gay rights. Continue reading
Jun 26 Club Q shooter who killed 5 gets life in prison By Colleen Slevin, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press “Like too many other people in our culture, you chose to find a power that day behind the trigger of a gun, your actions reflect the deepest malice of the human heart, and malice is almost always born of ignorance… Continue reading
Jun 26 Jesse Watters to host primetime Fox News opinion show in Tucker Carlson’s former time slot By Associated Press The announcement comes roughly two months after Fox News fired Carlson. Continue reading
Jun 26 Suspect pleads guilty in attack that killed 5 at Club Q By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Monday's plea by Anderson Lee Aldrich comes just seven months after the shooting and spares victim's families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial. Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court lifts hold on Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters By Associated Press Lower courts had ruled the maps raised concerns that Black voting power had been diluted. Continue reading
Jun 26 At least 3 dead, hundreds of thousands without power in severe storms across U.S. By Associated Press At least three people are dead after a series of severe storms swept across the middle and south of the U.S. Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 25 Officials test Yellowstone River water where train carrying hazardous materials fell in By Associated Press Authorities on Sunday were testing the water quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where mangled train cars carrying hazardous materials remained after crashing into the waterway following a bridge collapse. Continue reading