Thursday, July 14, 2022

07/15/22 • 51 min

President Biden is getting something on his Mideast trip that he's not getting much of here at home: praise. But a scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia tomorrow could complicate things both here and abroad. Also today, the suspect in the Buffalo mass shooting has been indicted on federal hate crime charges. This comes just before the supermarket he targeted back in May finally reopens. Plus, Ivana Trump — the ex-wife of Donald Trump and the mother of his three eldest children — has died at the age of 73. And parts of the U.S. and Europe continue to deal with crushing heat. We'll examine how it affects the human body and tell you which economies may suffer — or thrive — in a changed world.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Inflation hits its highest rate in 40 years. Adding to the already increased pressure for Americans to make ends meet. It's part of why, right now, the president is headed to the Middle East. Where part of his focus will be on securing a boost in oil production to bring down gas prices here at home. Then, a commission to investigate wrongful convictions was created by a progressive district attorney. Then he was recalled. Can a unique experiment in justice reform survive? We'll talk to the lawyer in charge of the Innocence Commission. And Instagram says it will use facial recognition technology to tell children from adults. We'll tell you why the safety precaution is also raising some alarm bells about the increasing role of technology in kids' lives.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Heat waves are sweeping parts of the country — and the world. How hot is too hot for the human body? One researcher shares the limits even the healthiest people can face. In Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors have rested their case in the Steve Bannon trial. The Jan. 6 committee holds its eighth hearing tomorrow in prime time. What we know, and don’t know, about new evidence coming to light. Los Angeles County has returned Bruce’s Beach to a Black family who bought the property in 1912. We have more on the "bittersweet" decision nearly 100 years in the making.