Jul 01 Watch 8:58 A tech apprenticeship program helping middle America find jobs without college By Paul Solman Even before the pandemic sent shock waves through the U.S economy, innovation had always been a key to success in business. As part of our "Work Shift" series, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at one businessman whose determination to locate… Continue watching
Jul 01 CBO projects federal deficit will hit $3 trillion this year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press In an updated forecast Thursday, the CBO said the deficit for the current 2021 budget year, which ends Sept. 30, will be the second-largest in history, coming in shy of last year's record shortfall of $3.13 trillion. Continue reading
Jul 01 Read the full indictment against the Trump Organization The former president's company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what a prosecutor called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme. Read the full indictment. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Surfside, Florida building collapse By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden drew on his own experiences with grief and loss to comfort families affected by the Florida condo collapse, telling them to “never give up hope” even as the search for survivors paused early Thursday, a week after… Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump Organization and its CFO plead not guilty to tax crime charges By Michael Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was arraigned a day after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him and Trump's company with tax crimes. The lawyers for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to scheme to defraud and other charges,… Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S. hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions. Continue reading
Jul 01 Pelosi names Cheney to panel investigating Jan. 6 riot By Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson as the head of a new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She also picked Republican Rep. Liz Cheney as a member. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: House subcommittee examines how to fight vaccine hesitancy By News Desk A House subcommittee will hold a hearing on combating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccinations across the country on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump Organization CFO surrenders ahead of expected charges By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Allen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities early Thursday ahead of an expected court appearance on the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into business practices at Donald Trump's company. Continue reading
Jul 01 Half of U.S. fears another COVID wave even as optimism grows By Laura Santhanam About one in four predict that it will take another year or more -- if ever -- before life can return to what it was, while 12 percent of Americans say they have already regained a sense of normality, according… Continue reading