Mar 30 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: 9 dead after 2 Army helicopters crash in Kentucky In our news wrap Thursday, nine U.S. Army soldiers were killed in a crash of two Black Hawk helicopters training in Kentucky, federal regulators are investigating a fiery train derailment in Minnesota, doctors say Pope Francis is showing marked improvement… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:05 Debate over raising debt ceiling heats up on Capitol Hill By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz A looming global financial crisis of Congress’s own making is still months away, but time is already running short on Capitol Hill. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins caught up with lawmakers before they left town for the long Easter break. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 5:18 Federal judge rules against key preventative care requirements of Affordable Care Act By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris A federal judge in Texas ruled that employers can not be required to cover key preventative health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act. It jeopardizes free coverage of a wide range of preventative services for some 160 million Americans. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:34 D.C. phases out its COVID-era hotel housing program for homeless people By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings, Layla Quran, Henry Brannan At the start of the pandemic, we were all urged to stay at home and avoid crowds. But for homeless people, packed shelters made COVID transmission nearly unavoidable. Many cities used federal money to house people in vacant hotels to… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:56 New film ‘Nine Parts’ explores lives of Iraqi women after U.S. invasion By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet After the U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago, Iraqi American playwright and actor Heather Raffo created and starred in an acclaimed play “Nine Parts of Desire” about the lives of Iraqi women. She’s returned to the subject on film and… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 1:07 Political satirist and comedian Mark Russell dies at 90 Satirist Mark Russell, who poked fun at America's political elite for more than half a century, died Thursday at the age of 90. He was best known for his PBS comedy specials that aired from 1975 to 2004. Russell died… Continue watching
Mar 30 House Republicans pass energy bill to roll back regulation of fossil fuel production By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Ohio Congressional delegation unveils legislation following Norfolk Southern derailment By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators and representatives from Ohio held a news briefing on Thursday to introduce new legislation to improve railroad safety. Continue reading
Mar 30 9 killed in crash of 2 Army Black Hawk helicopters during training in Kentucky By Sharon Johnson, Associated Press A military spokesperson says nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky. Continue reading
Mar 30 Why a ban on TikTok won’t solve all data privacy concerns By Nicole Ellis, Tim McPhillips “TikTok, like most U.S. tech companies, collects a huge amount of data about us both while users are on the app and via trackers on other websites, so they know what you’re reading outside the app."… Continue reading