Jul 24 Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that's meant to stop migrants By Paul J. Weber, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court to force Texas to remove a line of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys that the Biden administration says raises humanitarian and environmental concerns. Continue reading
Jul 24 IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an effort to keep its workers safe and combat scammers who pose as IRS agents. Continue reading
Jul 24 Challenge to Florida drag shows law won't go to trial until spring 2024 By Associated Press For the time being, the law has been put on hold since a federal judge last month issued a temporary injunction preventing it from being enforced until the trial. The state of Florida has appealed that decision. Continue reading
Jul 24 Texas uses disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire to stop migration on border By Valerie Gonzalez, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands… Continue reading
Jul 24 Why advocates say more can be done to prevent heat-related deaths By Anita Snow, Associated Press Gov. Katie Hobbs has demanded that Arizona’s power companies spell out in writing their plans during the current hot spell for disconnections of service, how they will handle possible grid outages and how they will react in the event of… Continue reading
Jul 24 UPS workers may soon strike. Here's what you need to know By Associated Press The Teamsters — which represent some 340,000 UPS workers — are calling for better pay, particularly for part-time workers, and safety improvements. Continue reading
Jul 23 Montana health clinic must pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims, judge rules By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The judgement against the Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic comes in a federal case filed by BNSF Railway in 2019 under the False Claims Act, which allows private parties to sue on the government’s behalf. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 7:26 Extreme heat sends thousands to ERs across the country. Here's how to stay safe By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young With no end in sight for the extreme heat gripping much of the nation, the sizzling temperatures can quickly become hazardous, and in some cases, deadly. Dr. Aneesh Narang, an emergency medicine physician at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix,… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 6:32 'Gaining Ground' highlights Black farmers' efforts to reclaim lost land By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Marconja Zor In 1910, about 14 percent of U.S. farmers were Black, owning more than 16 million acres. Now, according to the latest Census of Agriculture, only one in 100 farmers is Black, owning less than 5 million acres. A new documentary… Continue watching
Jul 23 Elon Musk announces he is changing Twitter's brand and logo to 'X' By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. Continue reading