August 2, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This sin is your twenty four to seven use update
the latest views this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is going out of business
after losing its federal funding. The organization made the announcement
Friday after having its funding cut by Congress. The CPB
has been distributing grants to public media outlets like PBS
and NPR for the past sixty years. CPB employees were
notified Friday that most jobs will come to an end
on September thirtieth. President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in
(00:32):
the meanwhile, the CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary
responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency
and care. A manhunt is underway in Montana for an
alleged killer who shot four people inside of a bar.
Please say. Forty five year old Michael Paul Brown is
considered armed and dangerous and is on the loose in
(00:52):
rural west Montana near the mountain town of Anaconda. Brown
allegedly shot four people at the Owl Bar in Anaconda
Friday afternoon and then fled the scene. The local sheriff's
office says the suspect was last wearing a tied eyed shirt,
blue jeans, and an orange bandana. Convicted sex trafficker Guilayne
Maxwell has been moved from a Florida prison to a
(01:13):
lower security prison camp in Texas. Tom Yamas has more.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Maxwell is serving twenty years for her role in recruiting
and trafficking miners for sex. It comes just a week
after the Deputy Attorney General met with Maxwell and her lawyer,
and as she is appealing to the Supreme Court to
overturn her conviction. Families of Jeffrey Epstein's victims outraged, calling
it preferential treatment.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
The White House says no leniency has been discussed. Stevie
Nicks's postponing nine concert dates after suffering a fractured shoulder.
A statement said Nick's seven August dates and two September
dates will be rescheduled. She was scheduled to kick off
(01:56):
the next leg of her US tour in Brooklyn on
August eighth. The statement added that the injury won't affect
her eight October dates. There's no word on what caused
her injury. I'mly Se Tailor. Pennsylvania police investigating the death
of a child at Hershey Park say they found no
evidence of wrongdoing. Police released their report on the accident
Friday after interviewing witnesses, park employees, and first responders. They
(02:19):
say the nine year old girl died on July twenty
fourth from an accidental drowning at the park's wave pool.
They also found staff and employees at Hershey Park upheld
safety standards in responding to the accidents. The nation's immigration
court backlog, which surged during the Biden administration, is showing
signs of shrinking. Brian Shook has details.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
The latest numbers show that more than three hundred twenty
six thousand cases have been cleared since January. Art Arthur
with the Center for Immigration Study says, for the first
time in a long time, judges are keeping pace with
applications for asylum. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Illinois is the first state in the nation to require
mental health scare for students. Democratic Governor JB. Pritzker signed
a bill Friday that offers free mental health screening tools
to Illinois public schools. Under current Illinois law, screening every
student each year isn't required, making it difficult for districts
to identify and address mental health issues. The new measure
(03:18):
requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to
students enrolled in grades three through twelve at least once
a year. Apple says it has shipped its three billionth iPhone.
Michael Kastner has details.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
CEO Tim Cook made the announcement in an earnings call.
Sales of iPhones have been on an upward trend since
Apple introduced the first portable device in two thousand and seven.
By twenty sixteen, it had sold a billion of them,
and by twenty twenty one it had sold two billion iPhones.
It took only four more years for the company to
sell three billion. The Verge says Apple is now rumored
(03:54):
to be working on AI devices, including AI smart watches, AirPods,
and smart glasses. I'm Michael Cassner, I'm li Se Taylor.
This sin is your twenty four to seven use update
the latest views this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is going out of business
after losing its federal funding. The organization made the announcement
Friday after having its funding cut by Congress. The CPB
has been distributing grants to public media outlets like PBS
and NPR for the past sixty years. CPB employees were
notified Friday that most jobs will come to an end
on September thirtieth. President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in
(00:32):
the meanwhile, the CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary
responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency
and care. A manhunt is underway in Montana for an
alleged killer who shot four people inside of a bar.
Please say. Forty five year old Michael Paul Brown is
considered armed and dangerous and is on the loose in
(00:52):
rural west Montana near the mountain town of Anaconda. Brown
allegedly shot four people at the Owl Bar in Anaconda
Friday afternoon and then fled the scene. The local sheriff's
office says the suspect was last wearing a tied eyed shirt,
blue jeans, and an orange bandana. Convicted sex trafficker Guilayne
Maxwell has been moved from a Florida prison to a
(01:13):
lower security prison camp in Texas. Tom Yamas has more.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Maxwell is serving twenty years for her role in recruiting
and trafficking miners for sex. It comes just a week
after the Deputy Attorney General met with Maxwell and her lawyer,
and as she is appealing to the Supreme Court to
overturn her conviction. Families of Jeffrey Epstein's victims outraged, calling
it preferential treatment.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
The White House says no leniency has been discussed. Stevie
Nicks's postponing nine concert dates after suffering a fractured shoulder.
A statement said Nick's seven August dates and two September
dates will be rescheduled. She was scheduled to kick off
(01:56):
the next leg of her US tour in Brooklyn on
August eighth. The statement added that the injury won't affect
her eight October dates. There's no word on what caused
her injury. I'mly Se Tailor. Pennsylvania police investigating the death
of a child at Hershey Park say they found no
evidence of wrongdoing. Police released their report on the accident
Friday after interviewing witnesses, park employees, and first responders. They
(02:19):
say the nine year old girl died on July twenty
fourth from an accidental drowning at the park's wave pool.
They also found staff and employees at Hershey Park upheld
safety standards in responding to the accidents. The nation's immigration
court backlog, which surged during the Biden administration, is showing
signs of shrinking. Brian Shook has details.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
The latest numbers show that more than three hundred twenty
six thousand cases have been cleared since January. Art Arthur
with the Center for Immigration Study says, for the first
time in a long time, judges are keeping pace with
applications for asylum. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Illinois is the first state in the nation to require
mental health scare for students. Democratic Governor JB. Pritzker signed
a bill Friday that offers free mental health screening tools
to Illinois public schools. Under current Illinois law, screening every
student each year isn't required, making it difficult for districts
to identify and address mental health issues. The new measure
(03:18):
requires all school districts to offer mental health screenings to
students enrolled in grades three through twelve at least once
a year. Apple says it has shipped its three billionth iPhone.
Michael Kastner has details.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
CEO Tim Cook made the announcement in an earnings call.
Sales of iPhones have been on an upward trend since
Apple introduced the first portable device in two thousand and seven.
By twenty sixteen, it had sold a billion of them,
and by twenty twenty one it had sold two billion iPhones.
It took only four more years for the company to
sell three billion. The Verge says Apple is now rumored
(03:54):
to be working on AI devices, including AI smart watches, AirPods,
and smart glasses. I'm Michael Cassner, I'm li Se Taylor.
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