Nov 20 Federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte has ended, sheriff says By Gary D. Robertson, John Seewer, Associated Press The operation, led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, resulted in hundreds of arrests. The sheriff's office stated that no further border agent operations will occur in Charlotte on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 20 Border Patrol monitoring drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns By Byron Tau, Garance Burke, Associated Press The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. Continue reading
Nov 20 More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Federal officials have offered few details about those arrested. Continue reading
Nov 20 Introducing Settle In with PBS News By PBS News Hour Today, we're dropping a sneak peek of our new PBS News podcast, Settle In. Tune in each week for in-depth conversations with people we think you should know on topics that help explain the world around us. Here's a preview… Continue reading
Nov 20 Settle In with PBS News By PBS News Hour Settle in with us each week for in-depth conversations with people we think you should know on topics that help explain the world around us. Continue reading
Nov 19 5 plead guilty to terrorism-related charges tied to antifa after Texas shooting By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Five people pleaded guilty Wednesday to terrorism-related charges after they were accused of supporting antifa in a July shooting that wounded a police officer outside a Texas immigration detention center. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 9:21 Underground networks for abortion pills appear as states limit access By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford Medication abortions account for more than 60 percent of all abortions in the United States, up from just a quarter a decade ago. But in the aftermath of Roe’s reversal, abortion pills are now banned in at least 14 states. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 13:15 Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom, and… Continue watching
Nov 19 Labor Department won't release full October jobs report due to 43-day shutdown By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers. Continue reading
Nov 19 Judge to proceed with contempt probe over U.S. flying migrants to El Salvador prison in March By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to move ahead quickly on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. Continue reading