Oct 03 Watch 7:18 Recovery efforts still in full force days after Hurricane Ian's landfall By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow People in southwestern Florida continued to struggle Monday with recovery efforts and, in some cases, getting their basic needs after Hurricane Ian. Power is still out to more than half a million homes and businesses in the state and the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 3:53 Hurricane Ian impacts health care access across Florida By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Hurricane Ian has impacted health care facilities across Florida, making it very difficult for medically vulnerable people to get the care they need. Tom Carter is the president and executive director of Health Care Ready, a nonprofit that coordinates public,… Continue watching
Oct 03 UN chief says the world is in 'life-or-death struggle' for survival By Edith M. Lederer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press He accused the world's 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at "an all-time high and rising."… Continue reading
Oct 03 Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu vaccines this season By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra-strength kind. Continue reading
Oct 03 Analysis: What many Nobel laureates have in common -- and how it can be learned By Robert Root-Bernstein, Michele Root-Bernstein, The Conversation Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Continue reading
Oct 02 Haiti reports cholera deaths for first time in 3 years, prompting emergency response By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Haiti’s government on Sunday announced that at least eight people have died from cholera, raising concerns about a potentially fast-spreading scenario and reviving memories of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people a decade ago. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 3:07 A Brief But Spectacular take on generational healing By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar, Ana Davila Tia Kennedy is an Indigenous rights activist in Canada. Growing up, she struggled to access Indigenous culture and practices. As an adult, Kennedy says she realized those practices held thousands of years worth of wisdom to help improve individuals and… Continue watching
Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Laura Ungar, Associated Press Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 5:47 Florida residents take stock of damage as rescues continue after Ian By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Bruno Federico In the wake of Hurricane Ian, at least 34 people have been confirmed dead — including 27 in Florida — a number that is expected to increase. As damage estimates grow, Ian may become one of the costliest storms in… Continue watching
Oct 01 Truman Capote's unhappy ending By Dr. Howard Markel Capote died a month shy of his 60th year, a victim to the stranglehold of drug addiction and alcoholism. Continue reading