May 01 Watch 7:11 New book ‘Merchants of the Right’ explores culture surrounding guns in America By William Brangham, Sam Lane This weekend's mass shooting in Texas is yet another stark reminder of the pervasiveness of guns in American society. There are hundreds of millions of firearms in circulation in the U.S. A new book, "Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers… Continue watching
May 01 ‘Multiple fatalities’ on Illinois highway following windstorm By John O'Connor, Associated Press Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois has led to numerous crashes and pileups and "multiple fatalities" on Interstate 55. Continue reading
May 01 A Missouri judge just blocked the state’s attempt to restrict gender-affirming care. Here’s what’s next By Gabrielle Hays The judge's ruling comes after the state's attorney general filed an emergency ruling earlier this month that set first-of-its-kind restrictions on access to transgender health care. Continue reading
May 01 On the stand, Trump accuser says not reporting rape to police ‘not surprising for somebody my age’ By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press E. Jean Carroll told a Manhattan federal court jury that she was born in 1943 and was a “member of the silent generation,” taught “to keep our chins up and to not complain.”… Continue reading
May 01 Trans lawmaker in Montana asks court to allow her return to legislature floor By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press State Rep. Zooey Zephyr was silenced and barred after chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. Continue reading
May 01 Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting recounts killing By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A man whose wife and 9-year-old son were killed with three other people north of Houston says the attack began after he asked a neighbor to shoot his gun further away from his home. Continue reading
May 01 Trump’s attorney requests mistrial in rape, defamation case By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Attorney Joe Tacopina's complaints were filed Monday in Manhattan federal court. Tacopina complained that rulings by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan have been slanted in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
May 01 First Republic Bank seized, sold to JPMorgan Chase in 2nd-biggest failure in U.S. history By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Regulators have seized troubled First Republic Bank and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. First Republic on Monday becomes the… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: U.S. evacuates more private citizens from Sudan clashes In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. continued evacuating private American citizens from Khartoum to Port Sudan, police are still searching for a Texas man who allegedly shot and killed five of his neighbors, General Mills is recalling some flour… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching