Jun 14 What is the yield curve and how could it warn of the next recession? By Associated Press One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession started blinking again. Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government gives to investors who lend it money are at the center of the investing world. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 10:24 Secretary of State Blinken on the war in Ukraine, Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia and China’s aggression The challenges for U.S. foreign policy at this fraught moment in history are many, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and energy production and human rights in the Middle East to competition with China and Iran's nuclear program. All of those… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:34 ‘Teachers are not okay’ after school shootings By Stephanie Sy, Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn Teachers from around the country told our team of producers they have long been frustrated with the larger public response to shootings and school safety and many have been particularly angry about the way this has long played out in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:46 What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Lessons the Jan. 6 committee could glean from the bipartisan 9/11 Commission The House select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is one of the highest-profile investigations of its kind since the commission on the 9/11 attacks nearly 20 years ago. That bipartisan group worked for almost two years, holding public… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 8:32 Why far-right groups are increasingly targeting the LGBTQ community By Zeba Warsi, Dorothy Hastings There have been several recent incidents where far-right, white supremacist groups have targeted LGBTQ people, including last weekend at a pride event in Idaho and a during a drag story hour at a library in California. J.M. Berger, a writer… Continue watching
Jun 14 McConnell announces support for Senate bipartisan gun legislation By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Kentucky Republican's endorsement Tuesday boosted momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades. Continue reading
Jun 14 Russia extends detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner for a third time By Associated Press U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported. Continue reading
Jun 14 Nebraska’s capital city rescinds LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance four months after approval By Associated Press The City Council in Nebraska’s capital city has rescinded an anti-discrimination measure that extended protections to sexual orientation and gender identity, just four months after unanimously approving it. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings – Day 3 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Kevin Freking, Associated Press With gripping testimony, the panel is laying out in step by step fashion how Trump ignored his own campaign team's data as one state after another flipped to Joe Biden, and instead latched on to conspiracy theories. Continue reading