Aug 08 Watch 8:29 Can concrete, a major CO2 emitter, be made greener? By Mori Rothman After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow from 4.4 billion tons to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. But its production, which involves cement, comes at a huge environmental cost… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 7:54 U.S. economy powers back from pandemic losses, but concerns remain over the delta variant Friday's jobs report indicates the U.S. economy is making a strong comeback. Wages are up and the unemployment rate is down -- at its lowest level since the pandemic began last year. But concerns remain over the highly contagious delta… Continue watching
Aug 06 Pause on student loan payments extended through January By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that was scheduled to expire next month. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Pelosi praises July jobs report By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is praising July's encouraging job report, crediting Democrats in the White House and Congress for building back the economy after losses due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 06 U.S. hiring surges in July, unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Biden speaks on July job gains By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. Continue reading
Aug 05 Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse By Barbara Ortutay, Frank Bajak, Associated Press Apple is planning to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be used to surveil citizens. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart Trump rollback By Tom Krisher, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Senators struggle to finish the $1 trillion infrastructure bill By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Nearing decision time, senators were struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan despite hopes to expedite consideration and voting on the nearly $1 trillion proposal. Continue reading
Aug 04 This year’s summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."… Continue reading