Jun 28 Watch 6:44 White House adviser Mitch Landrieu on Biden's economic message and vision By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz President Biden traveled to Chicago Wednesday to promote his economic agenda. He explained his vision for the future and how he believes his policies have delivered so far. It’s one stop on a nationwide tour pushing the president’s message on… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 7:40 UN report criticizes treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay as 'cruel' and 'inhuman' By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Schmitz A new U.N. investigation found conditions inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay are cruel and inhuman. Roughly 780 detainees have been held at the detention center since it opened in 2002. Today, 30 remain, 16 of which have been cleared… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 4:39 Why billions of snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea By Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared, devastating Alaska’s fishing industry and the livelihoods of those who depend on it. From Alaska Public Media and KMXT in Kodiak, Kirsten Dobroth reports researchers are working… Continue watching
Jun 28 Why post-Roe abortion restrictions worry domestic violence experts By Laura Santhanam For years, advocates for reproductive health, social support and legal services have cautioned that the revocation of abortion rights could worsen domestic violence. Early evidence and anecdotes suggest that is already happening. Continue reading
Jun 28 Airline cancellations and delays already up ahead of July 4 holiday weekend By David Koenig, Associated Press Huge crowds, bad weather, inability of some airline crews to reach their scheduling offices — even a Delta jet that made a belly landing in Charlotte, North Carolina — have all contributed to the mess. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Rapinoe says World Cup will be a 'paradigm shift' for women's sports By Hannah Grabenstein, Amna Nawaz U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe answered a question from PBS NewsHour co-anchor Amna Nawaz about what this moment means for the game. Continue reading
Jun 28 Justice Department dedicates more resources to address high rate of missing, murdered Native Americans By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Five attorneys and five coordinators will be dispatched to several regions around the country to help with investigations of unsolved cases and related crimes. Continue reading
Jun 28 EPA drops environmental justice investigations in Louisiana By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The investigations were looking into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk. Continue reading
Jun 28 Air quality plummets in parts of the U.S. again due to wildfire smoke from Canada By Corey Williams, Associated Press More than half of Canada's wildfires are burning out of control. Haze has settled over most of the Great Lakes region while unhealthy air has moved as far south as Kentucky and Missouri. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:13 Supreme Court rejects legal theory that could have thrown 2024 election into disarray By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan The Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. Trump allies raised the theory as part of an… Continue watching