May 19 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs gun safety measures By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Walz said Friday it took decades for these measures to be considered in Minnesota. Gabby Giffords also spoke at the event. She's a former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in the head in 2011. Continue reading
May 19 Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press An emergency clause attached allows the measures to take effect as soon as that happens. The bill's passage was a blow to opponents, who strongly objected to both bans. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 11:01 Brooks and Capehart on debt ceiling negotiations and Republicans joining the 2024 race New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and GOP leaders in Congress and… Continue watching
May 19 Britain unveils $1.2 billion strategy to boost computer chip industry By Associated Press Under the U.K. plan, the country's semiconductor industry will get up to $1.2 billion in government investment over the next decade. The amount is dwarfed by the U.S. Chips Act and the E.U.'s chip program, which are offering tens of… Continue reading
May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. Continue reading
May 19 Diplomatic world tour by Ukraine's Zelenskyy highlights Putin's stark isolation By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press While the world awaits Ukraine's spring offensive, its leader Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one. In a span of a week, he has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense… Continue reading
May 19 Cities want the millions who biked during the pandemic to keep pedaling By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press During the worst of the pandemic, outdoor recreation surged as people took up pursuits to escape isolation. For many, that meant getting on a bicycle. Continue reading
May 19 All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dies at 87 By Tom Withers, Associated Press Brown appeared in more than 30 films, including "The Dirty Dozen" and "Any Given Sunday." Brown was also a prominent leader in the Black power movement of the 1960s and dedicated much of his life to social causes. Continue reading
May 19 Why Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia still hasn't begun By Tara Copp, Associated Press For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Continue reading
May 19 Judge blocks release of video, records in Tyre Nichols death investigation By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press During a court hearing Friday, he said he does want to make public as much information as possible that would not interfere with the rights to a fair trial for five Memphis police officers charged in Nichols' death. Continue reading