Aug 16 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: DOJ opposes releasing affidavit supporting search of Trump’s home In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Trump called for the release of an affidavit supporting the search of his Florida estate, but the Justice Department said that would impair its investigation. Also, first lady Jill Biden tests positive for… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 6:39 Trump critics tested in Alaska and Wyoming primaries By Laura Barrón-López Primary elections are taking place Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska as voters decide whether to back GOP incumbents who have criticized former President Trump. Polls show Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney trailing a Trump-backed challenger as Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 5:25 How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation By Lisa Desjardins President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 8:44 St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans By John Yang, Mike Fritz More Americans died from drug overdoses last year than ever before. And while deaths are up across nearly every demographic since the start of the pandemic, there’s been an especially alarming spike in overdose deaths among Black Americans. John Yang… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 6:12 Federal water restrictions in the West underscore severity of climate crisis By Stephanie Sy The federal government on Tuesday announced a second round of water restrictions to states that depend on the Colorado River Basin. The move comes as the American West faces unprecedented challenges to preserve water that continues to recede rapidly. Jennifer… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 3:59 A journalist’s Brief But Spectacular take on telling the whole story By Melissa Williams, Lindsay Blatt David Bornstein is co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, a group that works with news organizations to produce rigorous reporting on responses to social problems. The goal is to “rebalance the news” to provide people a sense of investment and… Continue watching
Aug 16 Former Virginia cop who testified against friend sentenced to probation for Jan. 6 By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A former Virginia police officer who testified against a friend and former supervisor he joined at the Capitol in the Jan. 6 insurrection has avoided prison time for his role in it. Continue reading
Aug 16 Biden administration announces $3.9 billion in debt cancelation for former ITT Tech students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Technical Institute as far back as 2005 will automatically get that debt canceled. Continue reading
Aug 16 Colorado River cuts set to disrupt farming in Western states By Suman Naishadham, Sam Metz, Associated Press The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, will plummet even further than they have. The cuts will place officials in those states under extraordinary pressure to plan for a… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney… Continue watching