Sep 02 Watch 8:39 Shooting sports are exploding in popularity among young people. Here's why By Megan Thompson Every year, millions of Americans use guns recreationally, not only for hunting, but also for target sports like skeet and trapshooting. A growing number of young people are participating in shooting sports, a trend that is raising concerns for some. Continue watching
Sep 02 Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75 By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Parts of Florida may be without power for weeks after Hurricane Idalia By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, a power company in Florida said it could take two weeks to repair electrical grids in rural areas damaged by Hurricane Idalia, The White House is asking Congress for another $4 billion in disaster aid,… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 7:34 Families face difficult decisions as Texas ban on youth gender-affirming care takes effect By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Sam Lane, Matt Loffman A ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth went into effect in Texas, making it the most populous state to date with such a ban. The law revokes the medical licenses of any doctor who provides minors with gender-affirming… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 9:49 Can a longer school year help students recover from pandemic learning loss? By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran More than three years ago, schools received the first installment in the biggest ever one-time infusion of federal money dedicated to education, about $190 billion to protect against COVID and reverse the academic setbacks that followed the pandemic. One district… Continue watching
Sep 01 Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, declares 'Trump won!' By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A former Proud Boys member who smashed a U.S. Capitol window in the building's first breach on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison — and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom,… Continue reading
Sep 01 Football coach who won lawsuit against public school for on-field prayers returns to gridiron By Ed Komenda, Associated Press Years after assistant coach Joe Kennedy left a Washington state high school football team over objections to his post-game praying on the field, he has returned to the gridiron thanks to a Supreme Court decision. Continue reading
Sep 01 Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites will not go into effect, federal judge says By Ken Miller, Associated Press U.S. District Judge David Ezra on Thursday agreed with claims that the bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June violates free speech rights and is overbroad and vague. Continue reading
Sep 01 Reform has been slow across the US after outrage over Taylor Swift ticket prices By Adam Beam, Associated Press The outrage prompted Congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers. A proposal in Congress has failed so far to advance in the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Sep 01 Unsolicited land offers under investigation as Hawaii tries to keep Lahaina in local hands By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Gov. Josh Green prohibited such offers by signing an emergency proclamation on Aug. 19 aimed at preventing land in the historic coastal community from flowing into the hands of outside buyers. Continue reading