Dec 01 Biden administration urges Senate to act amid looming rail worker strike By Josh Funk, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a freight rail worker strike. Continue reading
Dec 01 Applications for jobless benefits fall, suggests labor market unaffected by interest rate hikes By Matt Ott, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week and continue to hover around levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. Continue reading
Dec 01 How can Hawaii stop lava flow from reaching human infrastructure? By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press People in Hawaii are asking if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa volcano inches toward a highway on the Big Island. Continue reading
Dec 01 Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried says he didn't 'knowingly' misuse customers' funds By Ken Sweet, Associated Press The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says that he did not "knowingly" misuse customers' funds. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as new leader In our news wrap Wednesday, House Democrats elected New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries as their new leader making him the first Black lawmaker to head a major political party in Congress, the Islamic State group says its latest leader has… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 8:33 House passes bills to stop railroad strike, give rail workers more paid sick leave By Lisa Desjardins, Tommy Walters Congress moved swiftly to head off a nationwide railroad strike. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impose a compromise settlement on freight railroads and a dozen labor unions and approved more paid sick leave for rail workers. The measures… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 7:46 White House encourages booster shots as 90% of COVID deaths occur among the elderly COVID's prevalence in the U.S. is much lower than it was during the past two winters, but it is hardly behind us. The U.S. is on pace to lose more than 150,000 Americans during this third year of the pandemic. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 7:37 Some economists concerned aggressive interest rate hikes do more harm than good By William Brangham The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates six times this year and Fed Chair Jay Powell suggested that a seventh hike, albeit a smaller one, is on the way next month. But some Democrats and economists worry the Fed hit… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 9:13 Incarcerated LGBTQ Americans find little to no support system upon release By Cat Wise, Mary Fecteau, Maea Lenei Buhre LGBTQ people are incarcerated at a rate three times higher than the general population. But when they are released from prison, experts say many reentry programs fail to meet their unique needs. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports for our series,… Continue watching
Nov 30 Indiana AG seeks punishment for doctor who provided abortion to 10-year-old rape survivor By Tom Davies, Associated Press Bernard’s lawyers argue Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who is stridently anti-abortion, has been spreading false or misleading information about the doctor with his investigation allegations for several months. Continue reading