Mar 03 Amid layoffs, Amazon pauses construction on second headquarters in Virginia By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history. Continue reading
Mar 03 Communities struggle over abortion clinics crossing state borders in post-Roe era By Kimberlee Kruesi, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there. Continue reading
Mar 03 Farmers in dry western U.S. face new ways to save water By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press With drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River leading to increasingly dire conditions in the West, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is looking at fallowing as a way to cut water use. Continue reading
Mar 03 Midwest preps for heavy snow, Texas and Louisiana recover from tornadoes and power outages By Associated Press A storm system is marching eastward after spawning likely tornadoes in Texas and Louisiana that damaged homes, businesses, a university campus and left thousands without power. Continue reading
Mar 03 Alex Murdaugh receives life in prison for murder of his wife and son By Jeffrey Collins, James Pollard, Associated Press A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. Continue reading
Mar 02 Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son By Jeffrey Collins, James Pollard, Associated Press The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder at the end of a six-week trial that pulled back the curtain on the once-prominent lawyer’s fall from grace. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Battle for Bakhmut rages on in streets of ruined Ukrainian city In our news wrap Thursday, the block-by-block battle for Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine raged on in the streets of the ruined city, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced protesters as anarchists, the death toll from a train disaster in Greece… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 6:10 Memphis residents question best path forward after police killing of Tyre Nichols By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane It’s been almost two months since the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. Five police officers have pleaded not guilty in his fatal beating. In all, the city's investigation into the incident has included at least 13 officers… Continue watching
Mar 02 How to save money at the grocery store as you budget during inflation By Casey Kuhn, Jenna Cohen Learn how to best shop on a budget, then take our quiz to test your skills… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:22 Librarians in Louisiana at odds with conservative activists working to ban books By Roby Chavez, Karina Cuevas Scrutiny of libraries, books and teaching materials has become a central issue for conservative politicians around the nation. In Louisiana, the fight over banning books is escalating and targeting librarians as conservative Christian groups are working to take over the… Continue watching