Mar 03 WATCH: House hearing on missing girls from Black, indigenous and other communities of color By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press About 40 percent of the 250,000 women and girls listed as missing as of 2020 were people of color, despite them making up just 16 percent of the overall population, according to the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Federal Reserve chair Powell says Ukraine invasion will worsen inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Thursday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has already driven up oil prices, will likely further magnify the high inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Mar 02 House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy' By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their… Continue reading
Mar 02 U.N. says 1 million refugees have left Ukraine in last 7 days By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press It is an exodus so swift it almost matches the number of people who sought refuge in a whole year during Europe's 2015 migration crisis. Continue reading
Mar 02 Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigation of transgender teen's parents By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A Texas judge has blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender confirming treatments she's received. Continue reading
Mar 02 South Dakota lawmakers pass restrictive abortion pill laws under dispute in federal court By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem that aims to make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. But it won't actually be enacted unless the state prevails… Continue reading
Mar 02 U.S. troops rush to Europe amid war in Ukraine By Russ Bynum, Associated Press U.S. soldiers are deploying to Europe amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some with barely a week's notice to ensure bills would be paid and make arrangements for relatives to take care of their children and pets. Continue reading
Mar 02 International Criminal Court opens investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine By Associated Press Prosecutor Karim Khan said he launched the probe after 39 of the court’s member states requested an investigation, a process known as a referral. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 3:34 Biden takes his message on the road to promote his domestic agenda By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow More than 30 million Americans watched as President Biden delivered first State of the Union address. And on Wednesday, as he confronts Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden hit the campaign trail to promote his domestic agenda, with national polls showing… Continue watching
Mar 02 U.S. House 'staunchly, proudly' passes resolution in support of Ukraine By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lawmakers said Wednesday that history is watching the way the world responds as Ukrainians fight to save their country from invasion by Russia. Continue reading