Aug 19 Watch 5:50 Texas doctor urges vaccines amid ‘dire shortage’ of health workers, ICU beds Less than half the people in Texas are currently fully vaccinated. 96% of ICU beds are full, leaving just over 300 available across the state. The state’s health department has requested additional mortuary trailers from FEMA in anticipation of more… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:34 ‘Nearly every acre’ in California has potential to burn, state fire official warns By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee Hot, dry conditions continue to fuel over a dozen wildfires in California, mostly in the state's northern quarter. Fire officials said they were seeing a "generational destruction of forests." Six of the seven largest fires on record in California have… Continue watching
Aug 19 Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850 million bankruptcy deal By Randall Chase, Associated Press A Delaware judge has ruled that the Boy Scouts of American can enter into a pivotal $850 million agreement that the organization hopes to use as a springboard to emerging from bankruptcy later this year, but rejected two key provisions… Continue reading
Aug 19 COVID is back for an encore in New Orleans, and musicians face an uncertain future By Roby Chavez How do you let the good times roll when the coronavirus is back for a fourth wave with the delta variant?… Continue reading
Aug 19 Booming Colorado town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’ By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Figures released this month show that population growth continues unabated in the South and West, even as temperatures rise and droughts become more common. Continue reading
Aug 19 2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Tropical Storm Fred By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Henri is sending dangerous swells onto East Coast beaches and is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the northeastern U.S. early next week. Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson holds press briefing amid COVID spike By News Desk On Wednesday, Hutchinson said in a tweet: “These deaths are fellow Arkansans, neighbors and friends, and they are mostly avoidable with the vaccine.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 Toyota slashes production as pandemic strains supply chain By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press In North America, Toyota said it expects August production to be slashed by 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles By Associated Press The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems. Continue reading