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50 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

50 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

28 June, 2022

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. More than a dozen people — their bodies hot to the touch — were tak...

G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prep new aid for Ukraine

G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prep new aid for Ukraine

27 June, 2022

ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as they underscored their commitment to Ukraine for “as long as it takes” with plans to pursue a price cap on Russian oil, raise tariffs on Russian goods and impose other new ...

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling is watershed moment

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling is watershed moment

25 June, 2022

The Hill - The Supreme Court’s extraordinary decision to eliminate the universal right to abortion is a watershed moment in the American experiment, ending half a century when people were free to make their own reproductive decisions and immediately ushering in an era when states can make that choic...

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

24 June, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the s...

U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

23 June, 2022

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deeply divided over how to address fi...

Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

Biden wants a gas tax holiday. Some economists say that's a bad idea

22 June, 2022

NPR - President Biden is set to announce on Wednesday that he wants Congress to give consumers a break on the federal gas tax for the summer months. That would mean the government would stop collecting the tax — 18 cents per gallon on gas and 24 cents per gallon on diesel — until the end of Septembe...

Supreme Court rules public money can fund religious education

Supreme Court rules public money can fund religious education

21 June, 2022

(CNN)The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools. The 6-3 ruling is the latest move by the conservative court to expand religious liberty rights ...

America is on edge, and that's bad news for the White House

America is on edge, and that's bad news for the White House

20 June, 2022

(CNN)If Americans are "really, really down," as President Joe Biden suggests, it's hardly surprising. Many key aspects of economic, social and national life that were once viewed as smoothly running certainties are out of joint. The Covid-19 pandemic, though it has eased its deadly grip, has left ...

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after floods

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after floods

19 June, 2022

ABC News - BILLINGS, Mont. -- Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out thousands of tourists.

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid as war brings huge shift

EU backs Ukraine's membership bid as war brings huge shift

17 June, 2022

BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine, June 17 (Reuters) - The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia's invasion.

French president visits Kyiv suburb, decries ‘massacre’

French president visits Kyiv suburb, decries ‘massacre’

16 June, 2022

IRPIN, Ukraine (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that there are signs of war crimes in a Kyiv suburb following “massacres” by Russian forces. He spoke in the town of Irpin while on a visit with the German, Italian and Romanian leaders to show support for Ukraine. He denounced the...

Fed expected to announce biggest rate hike in 28 years

Fed expected to announce biggest rate hike in 28 years

15 June, 2022

CNBC - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to do something it hasn’t done in 28 years — increase interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point. In response to soaring inflation and volatile financial markets, the central bank will hike the rate that banks charge each other for over...

Bond market storm eases a touch but bears still on prowl

Bond market storm eases a touch but bears still on prowl

14 June, 2022

LONDON/HONG KONG June 14 (Reuters) - World shares inched higher and Wall Street was tipped for a stronger open on Tuesday, as U.S. Treasury yields steadied at multi-year highs following the worst selloff in years.

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame

13 June, 2022

PARIS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Is it better to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine or to isolate him? Should Kyiv make concessions to end the war, or would that embolden the Kremlin? Are ramped up sanctions on Russia worth the collateral damage?

Cardona: Teacher Shortage Is no Surprise

Cardona: Teacher Shortage Is no Surprise

10 June, 2022

U.S.News - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Americans shouldn’t be surprised by disruptions caused by teacher shortages and the emerging labor market crisis in K-12 schools since educators are rarely supported in the ways other professions recruit and retain employees.

Military aircraft crashes in Southern California desert

Military aircraft crashes in Southern California desert

09 June, 2022

ABC News - A military aircraft crashed in a remote, desert area of Southern California on Wednesday, authorities said. Five people were on board an MV-22B Osprey when it went down, according to a Marine official, who did not have any further update on their condition. The downed aircraft belonged to...

6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

08 June, 2022

(CNN)Rising concerns about crime and homelessness burst to the forefront Tuesday as San Francisco voters recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a progressive who had ended cash bail and sought to reduce the number of people sent to prison.

California is about to experience a political earthquake

California is about to experience a political earthquake

07 June, 2022

(CNN)An earthquake is building in Tuesday's California elections that could rattle the political landscape from coast to coast. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the nation's most liberal large cities, voters are poised to send stinging messages of discontent over mounting public disorder, ...

Dem's Midterm Math Problem

Dem's Midterm Math Problem

06 June, 2022

U.S. News - Joe Biden can thank record voter turnout, women, Black and Latino Americans, young people and voters eager to get Donald Trump out of office for the Democratic president's 2020 victory. Unfortunately for Biden and his Democratic Party, the voters expected to turn out this fall will be fe...

Philadelphia mass shooting on South Street leaves 3 dead, about a dozen injured

Philadelphia mass shooting on South Street leaves 3 dead, about a dozen injured

05 June, 2022

FOX News - At least three people are dead in Philadelphia and nearly a dozen other victims have been injured during a shooting incident Saturday evening, according to multiple reports. Authorities responded to the scene in the South Street neighborhood just before midnight, where they found multiple...

Two future kings set to honor Elizabeth at jubilee concert

Two future kings set to honor Elizabeth at jubilee concert

04 June, 2022

LONDON -- Two future monarchs are set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a special concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the third day of the Platinum Jubilee extravaganza marking her 70 years on the throne.

Storm watches posted for Florida as system moves into Gulf

Storm watches posted for Florida as system moves into Gulf

03 June, 2022

ABC News - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tropical storm watches were posted Thursday for Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas as the system that battered Mexico moves to the east. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic...

Biden on Defense

Biden on Defense

02 June, 2022

U.S. News - The president is having a hard time making his case to an unhappy public that has emerged from a pandemic only to be hit with grocery and gas bills, a war and traumatizing mass shootings.

Yellen says the administration is fighting inflation, admits she was wrong that it was ‘transitory’

Yellen says the administration is fighting inflation, admits she was wrong that …

01 June, 2022

CNBC - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized that the White House has several strategies ready to go that will reduce an inflation burden she conceded is too high on Americans. In an interview Tuesday with CNBC’s Becky Quick, Yellen listed efforts aimed at prescription drug costs, the budget de...

SCOTUS clerks alarmed as probe of leaked draft opinion escalates

SCOTUS clerks alarmed as probe of leaked draft opinion escalates

31 May, 2022

(CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits, three sources with knowledge of the efforts have told CNN.

DOJ to review police response to Uvalde massacre

DOJ to review police response to Uvalde massacre

29 May, 2022

CNN - The Justice Department announced Sunday it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “At the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Justice will conduct a Critical Incident Review of the law en...

Questions are mounting about the law enforcement response to the Texas elementary school massacre

Questions are mounting about the law enforcement response to the Texas elementar…

27 May, 2022

(CNN)How a teen with an assault-style rifle walked into an unlocked Texas elementary school and stayed nearly an hour -- turning a classroom into a killing field as desperate parents begged officers outside to let them in -- has emerged as a key horrifying question about the police response to the d...

Analysis: Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave

Analysis: Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave

26 May, 2022

May 26 (Reuters) - Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the stakes for multinationals trying to exit.

Biden: ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting

Biden: ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting

25 May, 2022

USA TODAY - A grief-stricken President Joe Biden addressed the nation Tuesday night as though he were experiencing the fresh pain of losing two of his own children, a feeling he said was like "having a piece of your soul ripped away." Appearing near tears, the president talked about the parents of t...

DOJ orders its officers to intervene to prevent excessive use of force

DOJ orders its officers to intervene to prevent excessive use of force

24 May, 2022

The Hill - The Justice Department is ordering its federal officers to take on a greater role in fighting police brutality, ordering them to intervene if they see colleagues using excessive force. The order comes in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first update to its use-of-force policy in 18 years...

Biden says US willing to respond 'militarily' in event of Chinese attack on Taiwan

Biden says US willing to respond 'militarily' in event of Chinese attack on Taiw…

23 May, 2022

Tokyo (CNN)President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. During a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fum...

Military plane carrying 39 tons of baby formula arrives in U.S.

Military plane carrying 39 tons of baby formula arrives in U.S.

22 May, 2022

ABC News - Indianapolis — Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights carrying infant formula from Europe expected this weekend to relieve the deepening shortage in the U.S.

Millions rushed to leave Ukraine. Now the queue to return home stretches for miles

Millions rushed to leave Ukraine. Now the queue to return home stretches for mil…

20 May, 2022

NPR - MEDYKA, POLAND — Medyka, Poland is a quiet and idyllic farming village near the southeastern border with Ukraine. But in recent months, it has become the busiest border crossing for Ukrainian refugees since the war with Russia began in late February. In February and March, refugees waited for ...

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

19 May, 2022

NPR - Like a baby's temper tantrum, the meltdown in the infant formula market has been building for some time. The Food and Drug Administration announced emergency measures this week to get more baby formula on the market, and soothe the nerves of anxious parents who've been facing shortages.

3 key takeaways from 5 states' primaries

3 key takeaways from 5 states' primaries

18 May, 2022

ABC News - Consequential primary races in five states, including some battlegrounds, helped shed light Tuesday night on what the rest of the midterms might look like. For Republicans, Trump's star-making power and election conspiracies thrived on the ticket in swing state Pennsylvania, but one contr...

The Hill’s Morning Report — Primary night: All eyes on Pennsylvania

The Hill’s Morning Report — Primary night: All eyes on Pennsylvania

16 May, 2022

The Hill - It’s primary night in America, and all eyes are on a spate of GOP contests that could determine the future of the Senate in November and former President Trump’s impact on the Republican Party for the foreseeable future.

Finland will apply to join NATO, leaders say, ditching decades of neutrality despite Russia's threats of retaliation

Finland will apply to join NATO, leaders say, ditching decades of neutrality des…

15 May, 2022

(CNN)Finland's government announced Sunday it will apply to join NATO, ditching decades of wartime neutrality and ignoring Russian threats of possible retaliation as the Nordic country attempts to strengthen its security following the onset of the war in Ukraine. The decision was announced at a jo...

Finland confirms Russia has cut electric supply

Finland confirms Russia has cut electric supply

14 May, 2022

CNN - Russia has to take responsibility for the damages caused by its war in Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said during the concluding press conference following the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Berlin Saturday.

White House gets boxed-in on inflation

White House gets boxed-in on inflation

13 May, 2022

The Hill - President Biden is boxed-in by high inflation, leaving him with few options to take the heat off on an issue that hurting his party politically. Biden has limited control over inflation beyond proposing policies and investments that could take months, if not years, to make an impact. It’s...

Russia vows response as Finland seeks NATO membership without delay

Russia vows response as Finland seeks NATO membership without delay

12 May, 2022

HELSINKI/KHARKIV, Ukraine, May 12 (Reuters) - Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO "without delay", with Sweden expected to follow, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked set to bring about the very expansion of the Western military alliance that Vladimir Putin aimed to prevent.

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden talks inflation; House helps Ukraine

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden talks inflation; House helps Ukraine

11 May, 2022

The Hill - Washington can move Javelin missile systems and helicopters to Ukraine but is struggling to get more baby formula to families and is out of new ideas to try to lower gasoline prices, now averaging more than $4 per gallon, a new U.S. record on Tuesday.

The Hill’s Morning Report — US expedites Ukraine assistance push

The Hill’s Morning Report — US expedites Ukraine assistance push

10 May, 2022

The Hill - Ukraine could soon see another $40 billion in U.S. weapons and humanitarian assistance after President Biden and lawmakers agreed to clear roadblocks to move a major bipartisan bill, perhaps this week.

The Hill’s Morning Report — Abortion tops agenda as lawmakers return

The Hill’s Morning Report — Abortion tops agenda as lawmakers return

09 May, 2022

The Hill - Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week for a two-week stretch to deal with a potpourri of issues, headlined by the Democratic response to the leaked opinion draft by the Supreme Court that could precipitate the end of Roe v. Wade.

Biden says US will send more aid to Ukraine

Biden says US will send more aid to Ukraine

07 May, 2022

The Hill - President Biden on Friday announced another security assistance package for Ukraine totaling $150 million he said would include artillery munitions, radars and other equipment. “Today, the United States is continuing our strong support for the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their...

Legislative odds still favor GOP in abortion battles: The Note

Legislative odds still favor GOP in abortion battles: The Note

06 May, 2022

ABC News - The political earthquake didn't quite shake everything up. The fallout of this week's jaw-dropping Supreme Court leak has Democrats enraged and newly motivated. It also has them confronting the same stubborn legislative and mathematical realities that have defined their last year-plus in ...

Doctors investigating why some report rebound in COVID-19 symptoms after Paxlovid

Doctors investigating why some report rebound in COVID-19 symptoms after Paxlovi…

05 May, 2022

ABC News - When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by Pfizer. Just one day after her diagnosis, she started her five-day course of pills, which have been shown to dramatical...

EU turns up the pressure on Moscow over Ukraine

EU turns up the pressure on Moscow over Ukraine

04 May, 2022

CNN - 'Putin must pay a price,' Commission chief says, as she announces plan to ban Russian oil and place restrictions on banks and broadcasters

Supreme Court apparently to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion case, draft opinion shows: Report

Supreme Court apparently to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion case, draft opinion sh…

03 May, 2022

ABC News - An apparent draft Supreme Court opinion obtained by Politico shows the panel's conservative majority of justices is ready to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights precedent since Roe v. Wade.

Majorities favor support for Ukraine despite broad concerns about impacts: POLL

Majorities favor support for Ukraine despite broad concerns about impacts: POLL

02 May, 2022

ABC News - Concerns about escalation and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine loom large in U.S. public opinion, even as majorities of Americans favor increased support for Ukraine, particularly in terms of humanitarian aid and further economic sanctions on Russia.

Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east

Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east

30 April, 2022

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought Saturday to hold off a Russian advance in their country’s south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the industrial Donbas region and Western military analysts said Moscow’s offensive was going much slower than planned.

Manchin’s moves leave Democrats doubting their agenda will pass

Manchin’s moves leave Democrats doubting their agenda will pass

29 April, 2022

The Hill - Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest moves are fueling new doubts that he’ll agree to any sort of legislative package on President Biden’s agenda, deepening Democratic worries about what they’ll be able to deliver to voters by Election Day.

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden, Congress mull mounting economic woes

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden, Congress mull mounting economic woes

28 April, 2022

The Hill - Congress returned to work this week, joining President Biden, central bankers and corporate leaders worldwide in uncertainty about how to fix what ails the U.S. and European economies. The pandemic hangover and upheaval created by Russia’s war with Ukraine are adding to already ample risk...

Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

27 April, 2022

WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV, April 27 (Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand to pay in roubles, taking direct aim at European economies in its toughest retaliation so far against international sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Military officials from 40 countries meet in Germany as Ukraine repels ground attacks

Military officials from 40 countries meet in Germany as Ukraine repels ground at…

26 April, 2022

NPR - The head of the United Nations is in Moscow today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top officials. Heading the agenda is peace efforts in Ukraine. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives to Moscow having called on Putin publicly to end the conflict and bring Russi...

Twitter's board OKs sale to Elon Musk

Twitter's board OKs sale to Elon Musk

25 April, 2022

New York (CNN) The deal would put world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential platforms. Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, who will take the company private in a deal valued at around $44 billion. The deal caps off a whirlwind news cycle in which...

Congress returns to big fights over Ukraine aid, Title 42, COVID-19 relief

Congress returns to big fights over Ukraine aid, Title 42, COVID-19 relief

25 April, 2022

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – Congress will return from spring recess on Monday afternoon to requests from President Joe Biden, surging consumer prices, an immigration debate, party infighting and looming deadlines.

UK: Ukraine's resistance has inflicted 'significant cost on Russian forces'

UK: Ukraine's resistance has inflicted 'significant cost on Russian forces'

24 April, 2022

cnn - LIVE UPDATES British defense ministry says Ukraine has 'repelled' numerous Russian assaults in Donbas, while attacks on other regions rage on. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will meet top US officials in Kyiv on Sunday, as heavy fighting continues in the east and south of the c...

Ukrainian counterattacks slow Russia's advances

Ukrainian counterattacks slow Russia's advances

23 April, 2022

CNN - Russian forces take dozens of small towns in Ukraine's east, but UK defense officials say they've made 'no major gains' in the past 24 hours. Russian forces are continuing their assault across the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting heavy shelling and ci...

Biden Earth Day action targets protecting old-growth forests from wildfires, climate change

Biden Earth Day action targets protecting old-growth forests from wildfires, cli…

22 April, 2022

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will mark Earth Day in Seattle on Friday by announcing new steps to make the nation’s forests more resilient against the threat of wildfires and climate change. Biden will sign an executive order that seeks to protect some of the nation’s largest and more...

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