Mar 29 Credit Suisse violated plea deal with failure to report offshore accounts for clients' tax evasion, U.S. lawmakers By Jamey Keaten, Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press U.S. lawmakers say Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement by failing to report secret offshore accounts that wealthy Americans used to avoid paying taxes. Continue reading
Mar 29 Arkansas bill criminalizing trans people's bathroom access revamped By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country has been revamped to address concerns it would criminalize transgender people using public restrooms matching gender identity. Continue reading
Mar 29 Reparations could cost California more than $800 billion, economists estimate By Janie Har, Associated Press Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: House hearing examines U.S. assistance to Ukraine amid Russian invasion By Julie Pace, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The U.S. military “has a long ways to go” to beef up its munitions stockpiles and ensure the country is ready for any large-scale war, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Yellen testifies on Treasury budget in House hearing amid questions about banking system By Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified on the department's budget Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Former Starbucks CEO defends labor practices during Senate hearing By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Schultz denied the company has broken the law and said Starbucks is appealing those charges. He said Starbucks respects workers' right to unionize, but believes the company already provides its workers with industry-leading wages and benefits. Continue reading
Mar 29 Why scrutiny of Starbucks' alleged union violations is boiling over now By Justin Stabley Public scrutiny is brewing for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday as he testifies before a Senate committee about the company's alleged anti-union practices. Continue reading
Mar 29 Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is rising By Laura Santhanam Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize the act of providing gender-transition-related medical care to minors, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, marking a 15-percentage point increase in less than two years. Continue reading
Mar 28 Vice President Harris confronts painful past, envisions future during visit to Africa By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of a colonial-era seaside fort and down into the dungeons, touring a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded onto ships bound for the Americas. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:50 News Wrap: Judge rules Pence must testify in DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge has reportedly ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify in the DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation, hundreds of thousands of people turned out again in France to protest raising the retirement… Continue watching