Nov 11 Biden bill includes boost for union-made electric vehicles By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are looking to give U.S. automakers with union employees the inside track when it comes to winning the burgeoning electric vehicle market. Continue reading
Nov 11 U.S. urges citizens to leave Haiti amid turmoil, fuel shortage By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The U.S. government is urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti because of the country's deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel. That shortage has affected hospitals, schools and banks. Continue reading
Nov 11 Democrats sell infrastructure bill, push for Biden backup By Will Weissert, Heather Hollingsworth, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Congressional Democrats who are facing potentially tough reelection fights next year are crowing about long-neglected public works projects set to spring to life thanks to the new infrastructure package. Continue reading
Nov 11 WATCH: Biden salutes troops as ‘spine of America’ on Veterans Day By Colleen Long, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden is saluting the nation's military veterans as "the spine of America" as he marks his first Veterans Day as president in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Continue reading
Nov 10 After banning teachers from displaying diversity symbols, Oregon school board fires superintendent By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press The escalating disputes on the Newberg School Board come as schools nationwide have become battlegrounds, with arguments over vaccine and mask mandates and how racism is addressed in teaching. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:34 Why Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial got fiery after he took the stand It was a fiery day in the courtroom in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial for the murder of two men and the shooting of a third. Rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense, breaking down as he described… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 5:16 What’s next after judge denied Trump request to withhold Jan 6. docs from House committee Former President Donald Trump was dealt another legal blow Tuesday night — this time in his attempt to keep secret the White House documents from the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6. It's a win for the House… Continue watching
Nov 10 Papua New Guinea may ‘rethink’ its climate efforts if rich nations don’t pay aid, official says By Associated Press “If they keep stalling (…) there’s no point in returning to any future COP meetings,” said Minister Wera Mori. Continue reading
Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Continue reading
Nov 10 China and U.S. promise more climate cooperation at COP26 talks By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. Continue reading