Jul 27 WATCH: Capitol statue of Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, unveiled By Hannah Grabenstein A statue of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was unveiled in the Capitol's Statuary Hall Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Jul 26 California federal judge says Uber doesn’t have to offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles By Associated Press A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that such a mandate would be too onerous on the ride-hailing company. Continue reading
Jul 26 2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild By Laura Ungar, Associated Press Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Oak Fire near Yosemite begins to slow as heat wave hits Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Tuesday, rising humidity slowed the spread of the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park as a new heat wave scorches the Pacific Northwest, heavy rains inundated the St. Louis area, the Senate is set to… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 8:38 Federal Reserve risks recession by raising interest rates to fight inflation The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates again this week by three-quarters of a point. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made it clear he wants to substantially curb the rate of inflation. But there are serious concerns the… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 8:40 Republican divide widens as Trump, Pence take divergent paths For the first time since leaving office, former President Trump on Tuesday returned to Washington, D.C. to deliver a keynote policy speech that laid out his agenda for the GOP as he hints at another White House run. It came… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 5:50 Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Democrats’ efforts to codify same-sex marriage In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been working to pass legislation that upholds protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, is at… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 10:20 Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan raises concerns in the U.S. and China House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to travel to Taiwan has created a stir in both Beijing and Washington. Susan Shirk, chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego and a former member of the Clinton administration, and… Continue watching
Jul 26 WNBA star Brittney Griner’s Russian trial considers medicinal use of cannabis By Jim Heintz, Associated Press The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use. Continue reading
Jul 26 Weeklong heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The temperatures in Portland, Oregon, could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday amid the hottest stretch of a weeklong heat wave in the Pacific Northwest region that rarely experiences such scorching weather. Continue reading