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 Climate disinformation continues to leave a mark as world gets hotter By David Klepper, Associated Press Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to many Americans. Yet a sizeable number continue to dismiss the scientific consensus that human activity is to blame. Continue reading
Jul 26 Trump repeats false election fraud claims during speech in Washington By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In dueling speeches, former President Donald Trump is repeating the false election claims that sparked the Jan. 6 insurrection while his vice president, Mike Pence, is imploring the Republican Party to move on. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Mike Pence calls on conservatives ‘not to look backwards’ By Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence, a potential 2024 rival to Donald Trump gave a speech Tuesday in Washington describing an "agenda for the future" and called on the party "not to look backwards."… 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 8:40 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 Watch 5:07 International Space Station’s future in doubt after Russia announces withdrawal Russia says it will officially withdraw by 2024 from participating in the International Space Station. The country's space chief says Moscow will focus instead on building its own orbiting outpost, spurring concerns. The announcement Tuesday was expected, amid tensions between… Continue watching
Jul 26 New evidence from Jan. 6 committee shows Trump changed script for speech after Capitol attack By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria tweeted out a short video that included testimony from White House aides discussing Trump's speech that next day and a screenshot of the speech, with notes and thick black lines through some of the text. Continue reading