Aug 30 How the Taliban has changed Afghanistan, a year after taking power By Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, 20 years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services. Continue reading
Aug 30 Associated Press, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. Continue reading
Aug 30 Job openings rose in July, dashing Federal Reserve hopes for cooling By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation. Continue reading
Aug 30 Student debt relief limited for many by U.S. 'war on drugs' legacy By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As part of the “war on drugs” — a consequential, anti-crime legislative agenda that Biden championed as a U.S. senator — an estimated hundreds of thousands of convicted drug offenders had their access to federal financial aid delayed or denied,… Continue reading
Aug 30 Some women cross state lines for abortions before bans take effect By Lindsey Tanner, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press With abortion limits enacted or looming nationwide, an Ohio provider has been referring hundreds of patients to its sister clinic in Indianapolis. Their pregnancies exceed Ohio’s six-week limit, passed when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Biden calls for assault weapon ban, defends FBI in Pennsylvania campaign event By Chris Megerian, Marc Levy, Associated Press President Joe Biden is ready to talk up his crime prevention plans during a visit to Pennsylvania, where Democrats and Republicans are looking for ways to gain leverage on the issue ahead of November's midterm elections. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: White House Monkeypox Response Team holds news briefing By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press About 10 percent of monkeypox vaccine doses have been given to Black people, even though they account for one-third of U.S. cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Aug 29 California lawmakers approve landmark fast food workers bill By Don Thompson, Associated Press California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Some Mar-a-Lago documents may be protected by attorney-client privilege In our news wrap Monday, some documents seized from former President Trump's home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, a judge in Georgia ordered Republican Governor Brian Kemp to testify before a grand jury on alleged attempts by Trump to… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 8:42 Fighting in southern Ukraine raises concerns over nuclear plant occupied by Russian forces By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive to retake territory in the south currently occupied by Russian invaders. Fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised concerns that the facility could be damaged in the crossfire. Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear… Continue watching