Jun 30 Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years By Geir Moulson, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission is officially expected to end. Continue reading
Jun 30 Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools. The meeting comes amid calls for a papal apology for Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press The White House says that President Joe Biden and EPA Administrator met with governors from the drought- and heat-plagued West on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Charges expected Thursday for Trump’s company, top executive By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president's business dealings, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jun 30 Error disrupts vote count in NYC mayoral primary By Karen Matthews, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press New York City's Board of Elections withdrew data Tuesday evening that it had released earlier purporting to be a first round of results from the city's new ranked choice voting system. That data had shown Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams… Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Biden announces pay raises for federal firefighters By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced the moves during a virtual meeting with governors from Western states and as a huge swath of the Pacific Northwest endures one of the worst heat waves in recent memory. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: House Democrats hold briefing on INVEST in America Act By Associated Press The bill would authorize nearly $550 billion in federal funding over five years for infrastructure projects, such as road and bridge repair, public transportation and rail service. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Microsoft executive calls it ‘routine’ for federal law enforcement to seek data on customers By Eric Tucker, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Farm owners testify on supply chain in local agricultural markets By News Desk and Associated Press After completing a review of supply chains, the Biden administration announced on June 8 that it was forming a task force to address the bottlenecks in the semiconductor, construction, transportation and agriculture sectors. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court leaves CDC eviction moratorium in place By Associated Press The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices. Continue reading