Sep 14 Mike Lindell, MyPillow chief executive, says FBI agents seized his phone By Michael Balsamo, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says federal agents have seized his cellphone. Continue reading
Sep 13 Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office. Continue reading
Sep 13 Ashley Kalus wins GOP primary for Rhode Island governor By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press A businessperson seeking office for the first time, Ashley Kalus, has won the Republican primary for Rhode Island governor, defeating a rival who has served time in state prison. Continue reading
Sep 13 Monica Lewinsky says Ken Starr's death is a painful loss 'for those who love him' Monica Lewinsky has released a tempered, compassionate response to the death Tuesday of Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation of Bill Clinton helped reveal her affair with the president and, she once wrote, made her life a "living… Continue reading
Sep 13 Pakistan scrambles to deliver aid as flood death toll continues to rise By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan is scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods in this impoverished Islamic nation rose to 1,481, with 54 more people dying in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours. Continue reading
Sep 13 Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier as Paris saves energy By Nicolas Garriga, Barbara Surk, Associated Press The French capital, like the rest of Europe, faces the risk of power shortages this winter amid dwindling supplies of natural gas from Russia. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 6:22 Inflation remains stubbornly high, raising fears of more interest rate hikes The August inflation report is out and the U.S. Labor Department says overall consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year ago. That's slightly lower than July's increase, but amid fears of more interest rate hikes, it led to Wall Street's… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Twitter security discussed at Senate hearing, new king visits Northern Ireland In our news wrap Tuesday, King Charles III traveled to Northern Ireland where he spoke of the late Queen Elizabeth's hopes for healing the region's Protestant and Catholic divisions, alleged security flaws at Twitter were discussed at a U.S. Senate… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 6:47 How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 7:08 Author Nina Totenberg on her decades-long friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By PBS NewsHour Nina Totenberg has been covering the Supreme Court for NPR since the 1970s. It was early in her reporting career that she formed what would become a decades-long friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Totenberg joined… Continue watching