Jul 06 United Methodists lose one-fifth of U.S. churches in schism over LGBTQ rights By Peter Smith, Associated Press Church law forbids the marriage or ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals." But many conservatives chose to leave because numerous U.S. churches and conferences are defying those bans. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 5:54 Record-breaking global temperature, raging wildfires highlight effects of climate change By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane It has been a week of record-breaking heat around the world. The average global temperature on Wednesday hit 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit, matching the record-high set just on Tuesday. The grim milestones are the latest in a series of climate change… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:10 Meta launches Twitter competitor Threads as Zuckerberg and Musk rivalry intensifies By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has launched its new app that’s expected to compete with Twitter, which has faced backlash under Elon Musk’s ownership. The text-based app known as Threads looks nearly identical to Twitter and has seen more than 30 million… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:55 Military leadership positions unfilled as GOP senator blocks nominees over abortion policy By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz For the first time in over a century, the U.S. Marine Corps will not have a permanent leader. Current Marine Corps Commandant David Berger is required to retire on Monday, but due to a hold on hundreds of military promotions… Continue watching
Jul 06 2 New Jersey firefighters died battling a fire on a ship carrying 1,200 vehicles By Associated Press Fire Chief Rufus Jackson says responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles ablaze inside the ship and tried to put it out but were pushed back by the intense heat. Continue reading
Jul 06 Tribal sovereignty bill falters after Maine lawmakers fail to override governor veto By David Sharp, Associated Press The outcome on Thursday is a bitter blow to tribes that are bound by a land claims settlement that puts them on different footing than the nation's other 570 federally recognized tribes. Continue reading
Jul 06 Oceangate owner suspends operations By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The implosion killed all five people on board, including Stockton Rush, the submersible's pilot and the chief executive officer of the company. Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on economy and manufacturing during South Carolina visit By Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press With an eye toward 2024, Biden made his case that government investments will help the U.S. out-compete China and that his agenda has delivered in ways that Trump could not. Continue reading
Jul 06 Facebook parent company Meta launches Threads app as rival to Twitter By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 11:22 Judge limits government's contact with social media companies after GOP states sue By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman Questions about information and misinformation spread on social media made their way to the federal courts. Several Republican state attorneys general argued the Biden administration went too far to suppress conservative views online. Amna Nawaz discussed the judge's ruling with… Continue watching