Mar 31 Watch 8:18 How the spike in gas prices could ripple through the global economy By William Brangham, Sonia Kopelev, Maea Lenei Buhre The steep rise in gas prices amid the Iran war is the second-largest spike in three decades, and it's hitting Americans' wallets. We hear from people scrambling to fill their tanks and William Brangham discusses how bad a shock this… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:16 News Wrap: Judge orders halt to Trump's White House ballroom construction In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to stop construction of its $400 million White House ballroom project until Congress reviews the project, top European diplomats visited Ukraine to mark four years since Russia's… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 7:05 Supreme Court sides with therapist challenging Colorado ban on conversion therapy By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz A Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth hit a potentially far-reaching roadblock at the Supreme Court. In an 8-1 decision, the justices sided with a Christian counselor who argued that the law violated her First Amendment rights. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:37 Communities rebrand César Chavez Day as abuse allegations taint his legacy By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas Just two weeks ago, cities across the country were finalizing plans for celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day. Then an investigative report from The New York Times revealed allegations that Chavez sexually abused women and girls for years. Now, many cities… Continue watching
Mar 31 Judge orders UPenn to turn over records of Jewish employees in federal discrimination probe By Mark Scolforo, Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any… Continue reading
Mar 31 Hegseth lifts suspension of 2 helicopter pilots that flew near Kid Rock's house in Nashville By Travis Loller, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the suspensions of two U.S. Army helicopter pilots who hovered next to entertainer Kid Rock’s swimming pool while he clapped and saluted over the weekend have been lifted. Continue reading
Mar 31 3 FBI agents fired after investigating Trump file class action suit alleging retribution campaign By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The three agents were fired last October and November in what they say was a “retribution campaign” targeting them for their work on the investigation into Trump. Continue reading
Mar 31 Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The operational impact of the decision was not immediately clear — both because it will likely be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done, both by the president and Congress. Continue reading
Mar 31 Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI after authorities say he had opioids at scene of car crash By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Woods entered a not guilty plea in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills and showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash last week. Continue reading
Mar 31 DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump By Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday allowing Palm Beach International Airport to be renamed the President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Continue reading