Dec 16 Major Southern California county considers seceding from state By Michael R. Blood, Jae Hong, Amy Taxin, Associated Press One of California's largest counties will consider whether to secede and establish a new state, a largely symbolic move driven by economic stress and frustration with state government. Continue reading
Dec 16 Brittney Griner says she intends to play basketball again next season By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Continue reading
Dec 16 Gas prices have dropped but still strain some drivers By Cathy Bussewitz, David McHugh, Associated Press Drivers now hope the situation doesn’t get worse after a series of cutbacks tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine, accidents and the slowing global economy have strained the world’s oil supply. Continue reading
Dec 16 Fed plans to keep rates high as US recession still a growing a fear By Paul Wiseman, Stan Choe, Associated Press On Thursday, stock investors were spooked by the growing understanding of how much further the Fed seems willing to go to defeat high inflation. Continue reading
Dec 16 U.S.-French satellite launched to map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The predawn launch Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA. The satellite will conduct the first global survey of its kind. Continue reading
Dec 16 Judge blocks Biden bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy By Associated Press The judge in Texas on Thursday stayed the termination until legal challenges by Texas and Missouri are settled but didn’t order the policy reinstated and the impact on the program wasn’t immediately clear. Continue reading
Dec 16 Journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk suspended from Twitter By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Accounts of reporters with The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications, went dark Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 15 Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity gun magazine ban By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press An Oregon judge has handed guns rights advocates a victory and placed a new, voter-approved ban on high-capacity magazines on hold until questions about its constitutionality can be decided. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: Three killed by tornadoes in Louisiana, including mother and child In our news wrap Thursday, a storm system impacted the South with tornadoes killing three people in Louisiana, stocks dropped sharply on fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to break inflation even it causes a recession,… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 9:49 Indo-Pacific Commander discusses rising tensions with China, future of the region By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. government labels China as one of its greatest challenges, even more so now as Beijing flexes its military prowess with an unprecedented build-up. Admiral John Aquilino is the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Nick Schifrin traveled… Continue watching