Mar 17 EPA orders states not to block waste shipments from Ohio derailment By John Seewer, Associated Press A handful of political leaders and states have sought to block shipments from East Palestine. Continue reading
Mar 17 Ford recalls 1.5M vehicles to fix windshield wiper arms, leaky brake hoses By Associated Press Owners who are experiencing problems should call their dealer, Ford says. There are some parts already available for repairs. The company says only about 2% of the vehicles will have brake hose leaks. Continue reading
Mar 17 Parent of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy protection By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press SVB Financial Group is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. SVB Financial Group is no longer affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank or the bank’s private banking and wealth management business, SVB Private. Continue reading
Mar 16 Utah bans abortion clinics in new wave of restrictions By Sam Metz, Associated Press The decision by Utah's Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: Yellen dismisses fears more banks may collapse In our news wrap Thursday, it was another turbulent day in the financial world with news of rescues of troubled banks on both sides of the Atlantic, prosecutors in Virginia charged 10 people in the smothering death of a Black… Continue watching
Mar 16 What are the next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco? By Janie Har, Associated Press San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed. But exactly what those reparations will look like remains up in the air. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 9:51 CDC data shows rise in maternal mortality and deaths of Black infants in U.S. By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Laura Santhanam The CDC released two reports about mortality rates for mothers and babies in America and they include some stark racial divides. New mothers are dying at higher rates than mothers in any other industrialized nation. And while the overall rate… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 9:46 TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn The Chinese parent company of TikTok says the Biden administration is pressuring it to sell to an American firm or face a national ban. Nick Schifrin reports on the national security concerns of the hugely popular video app and Amna… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 5:56 Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren on banking regulations, border security By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Many Americans are watching and waiting to see if Congress will address two major issues facing the country right now, the financial security of banks and immigration at the southern border. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has spent a career focused… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 7:37 Pandemic burnout worsens nursing shortages in hospitals across U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Madison Staten, Lena I. Jackson The national nursing shortage dates back decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it to crisis levels. One study predicts that in the next two years, there will be a shortage of up to 450,000 bedside nurses in the U.S. Stephanie… Continue watching