Feb 23 China's global influence worries many in the U.S., says AP-NORC poll By Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A new poll shows that just 40 percent of U.S. adults approve of how President Joe Biden is handling relations with China, and a majority of them are anxious about Beijing's global influence. Continue reading
Feb 23 More bodies found in China open-pit mine collapse, 48 remain missing By Ng Han Guan, Associated Press Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the confirmed death toll in the disaster rose… Continue reading
Feb 23 Trump lawyers criticize Georgia election probe after grand juror speaks By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Train crew did not receive safety alert until just before Ohio derailment, investigators say By John Seewer, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Federal safety investigators have released a preliminary report on the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and toxic chemical release. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as fighting in Israel and Palestine continues By Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Thursday as Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave early Thursday after a gunbattle triggered by an Israeli… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: White House urges higher fines for train safety violations after derailment By Associated Press The White House is calling on congressional Republicans to increase the fines levied on rail companies for safety violations, as a fiery Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio has become a political lightning rod. Continue reading
Feb 23 Transportation Secretary Buttigieg visits train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in East Palestine, Ohio, to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment. Continue reading
Feb 23 Most Americans want Congress to compromise as debt ceiling looms By Laura Santhanam About four out of 10 Americans think both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are responsible for incurring the national debt, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Feb 22 States look to remove legal protections for gun industry amid mass shootings By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press It not only repeals the state's 2000 law — which prohibits firearm companies from being held liable for violence perpetrated with their products — but also outlines a code of conduct that targets in part how weapons are designed and… Continue reading
Feb 22 How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compared to Trump By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The rule generally requires people to use what the administration calls "lawful, safe and orderly pathways" to get to the U.S., but critics say this goes against U.S. immigration law and plan to sue as soon as the rule is… Continue reading