Apr 03 Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press A six-week ban would give DeSantis an important political win on an issue important with GOP primary voters ahead of his expected White House run. Continue reading
Apr 03 North Dakota lawmakers fail to override governor veto of bill that restricts personal pronouns in schools By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators. Continue reading
Apr 03 Community colleges face low enrollment, dismal completion rates By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Scant advising, labyrinthian financial aid and unclear career pathways are among the challenges facing two-year schools and their students. Continue reading
Apr 03 Teacher shot by 6-year-old student sues school officials for $40 million By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood.”… Continue reading
Apr 03 DeSantis signs bill allowing Floridians to carry concealed guns without a permit By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The legislation means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public. The state currently has nearly 3 million permit holders. Continue reading
Apr 03 8 things to know about this year’s record-breaking Women’s NCAA Tournament By Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press It led to the highest attendance ever in the women's basketball tournament’s history to go along with stellar TV ratings in every round. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: Biden pledges federal resources to help tornado recovery efforts In our news wrap Sunday, Biden declared a major disaster in Arkansas after tornadoes struck the South and Midwest, an explosion at a Russian cafe killed a prominent pro-war blogger, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries announced oil production cuts,… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 8:06 Trump’s arraignment will be unprecedented in U.S. history. Here’s what’s next By John Yang, Harry Zahn Donald Trump is set to appear in a New York court this week to face the first criminal charges ever brought against a former president. At the same time, recent polling shows him leading the 2024 Republican presidential field. Former… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 7:25 How algorithms are being used to deny health insurance claims in bulk By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz Federal data shows that health insurance companies denied more than 49 millions claims in 2021, but customers appealed less than 0.2 percent of them. Investigative journalists at ProPublica found that the insurance company Cigna is using an automated system… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 4:48 Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young In 2020, Joe Biden promised to move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But the Biden administration has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry — it has moved forward on plans to drill federally owned lands, auctioned… Continue watching