Biden hits Putin with sanctions
Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced the first tranche of sanctions against Russia. He called this moment the “beginning of a Russian invasion” of Ukraine. Plus, the Ukraine crisis rocks energy m...
23 Feb 202211min
Russia orders troops into Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two Russian-backed separatist regions of Ukraine. Many European and several African countries, in addition to the U.S., have condemned this as ...
22 Feb 202211min
Olympics' doping scandal
Russian skater Kamila Valieva was still allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Olympic games. She was a heavy favorite for the gold - but ended up coming in four...
18 Feb 202211min
Prosecuting racism in Georgia
A federal hate crimes trial is underway in Brunswick, Georgia, where Ahmaud Arbery was murdered almost two years ago. The central question in the trial is whether race was the motivating factor for th...
17 Feb 202211min
Holding gunmakers accountable for mass shootings
Nine families who lost loved ones in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School said yesterday that they’d settled for $73 million with Remington Arms, the company that made the AR-15-styl...
16 Feb 202211min
Why the US has stopped importing Mexican avocados
The USDA confirmed yesterday that it’s blocking imports of avocados from Mexico -- for now -- after a U.S. plant safety inspector received a threatening phone call. Plus, the latest on the White Hous...
15 Feb 202211min
The new American rush hour
As more people go back to in-person work, rush hour traffic has started to come back across the country. But the pandemic has changed the timing of our morning commutes. Plus, the new wave of global ...
14 Feb 202211min
President Biden’s COVID economy
New data shows consumer prices are up 7.5% over the past year. That's the worst since 1982. The latest inflation numbers are pouring cold water on President Biden's recent wins on job and wage growth....
11 Feb 202211min
