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Up First briefing: Fed weighs cutting interest rates; 50 years of Groundlings comedy

A Federal Reserve meeting ending today could offer clues about potential interest rate cuts in the future. The Groundlings improv and sketch group celebrates 50 years as an incubator for comedy stars.

Members of the Indian media watch Rajiv Bansal, then the CFO of Infosys, during the announcement of the company's first quarter results in July 2014 in Bangalore. Indian software services firms draw tens of billions of dollars in revenue from U.S. contracts each year, and that's partly reliant exporting computer science talent on H-1B visas.

Indian IT Outsourcers Anxious Over Potential Changes To H-1B Visas

President Trump vows to "protect jobs at home." Indian firms say that if there were qualified Americans, Indian nationals wouldn't be needed — that it's a trade dispute, not an immigration issue.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks, during a meeting with leaders from across society to discuss tackling antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, on May 5.

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party suffered major losses in local elections held across Britain last week. So far, Starmer has rejected calls for his resignation.

Germany's government is warning companies to scale back dependence on China

The dependence German companies have built up on China helps prop up Europe's largest economy. Germany's government warns against over-dependence. What's the way forward for German companies?

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Experts worry that the pursuit of Fauci is helping to create a "chilling effect" on public health staffing and infrastructure in the U.S.

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.

Abby DuFour, WCHG news reporter and afternoon host of the show DuFour Du Jour, cues up the next song in her broadcast at the station in Hot Springs, Va.

Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

An attendee props up a sign with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's slogan highlighting his progressive policy of Medicare for All on July 25 in Ferndale, Mich.

Primaries in the Midwest have become a high stakes proving ground for progressives

Democratic primary elections in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have made the Midwest a test case for whether progressive candidates can win in competitive states and what electability really means.

Travis Scott's latest song joins the hottest new club in popular music

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, shown here at a protest in support for Cubans demonstrating against their government in Miami on July 16, 2021.

Jury convicts Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charge

After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.

'Voices of Cycling' Duo Has Shared A Mic For 29 Years

Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen have covered the Tour de France, the sport's most grueling race, together for decades and have developed a rapport that viewers appreciate.

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