Jul 14 WATCH: Biden administration makes $20 billion 'green bank' available for clean energy projects By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal "green bank" for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: House approves GOP-led defense bill that adds abortion restrictions, rolls back diversity initiatives By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill is expected to go nowhere in the Democratic-majority Senate. Continue reading
Jul 14 Former Trump supporter sues Fox News over Jan. 6 conspiracy theory By Randall Chase, David Bauder, Associated Press Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home because of threats, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat. Continue reading
Jul 14 ChatGPT company probed over consumer protection issues By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FTC's move represents the most significant regulatory threat so far to the nascent but fast-growing AI industry. Continue reading
Jul 14 Don't postpone Trump's classified documents trial, Justice Department urges judge By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors argued there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by the former president’s lawyers. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 10:43 How response to Watergate tapes 50 years ago contrasts with today's political climate By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Saher Khan Fifty years ago, a White House aide revealed that then-President Nixon’s conversations had been recorded. The tapes included Nixon working to cover up the Watergate break-in connected to his campaign and became a point of no return as he slid… Continue watching
Jul 13 Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects. Continue reading
Jul 13 Dangerous heat wave baking U.S. Southwest brings triple digit temperatures, fire risk to California By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Forecasters say blistering conditions Thursday will build throughout the weekend in the central and southern parts of California, where many residents should prepare for the hottest weather of the year. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry spars with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Kerry leaves Sunday for meetings with his Chinese counterpart, the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between the world's two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus. Continue reading
Jul 13 Thousands protest outside U.S. offices in Tel Aviv, say Netanyahu government is straining relations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Thursday's gathering came days after President Joe Biden called members of Netanyahu's far-right government "extreme" and said that supporters of Israel's West Bank settlements were "part of the problem."… Continue reading