Oct 06 WATCH: House subcommittee discusses challenges for clean water By News Desk The House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee is expected to discuss Wednesday how chemicals can impact public health and water quality. Continue reading
Oct 05 Workers at all of Kellogg's U.S. cereal plants go on strike By Josh Funk, Associated Press The strike includes plants in Omaha, Nebraska; Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to approve its COVID-19 booster shot In our news wrap Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow boosters for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Coast Guard now says something dragged a pipeline that spilled oil off Southern California over the… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 5:50 Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to regulate tech giant's influence on users By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Dorothy Hastings Facebook is under fire Tuesday following testimony by a former employee before a U.S. Senate committee. Frances Haugen alleged the company too frequently turns a blind eye to potential harm for the sake of profit. Facebook denied that in statements… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 7:00 Why Biden pitched infrastructure bill in Michigan amid congressional stalemate By Yamiche Alcindor, Tess Conciatori President Joe Biden spoke in Michigan Tuesday on the need for his infrastructure and social spending plans, as negotiations over both bills are underway on Capitol Hill. Yamiche Alcindor talks to two leaders in the state about what Michiganders need… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 8:38 Gov. Newsom on $123B California schools plan, oil spill clean up and climate change A key focus of President Joe Biden's spending plan centers around addressing climate change and expanding universal pre-K. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a $123 billion bill that would, among other things, expand pre-K and provide an extra… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 8:33 Politics of vaccine, mask mandates complicate return to normal on college campuses By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane, Maea Lenei Buhre Millions of students returned to campus this fall for the in-person college experience, as the Delta variant continues to impact parts of the U.S. Some schools have strict mandates for vaccination, testing and masking. In other places, that’s not an… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 7:26 New book shows how failure to implement quick, accurate testing compounded COVID's spread By William Brangham, Claire Mufson The United States has now passed yet another tragic pandemic milestone. COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 700,000 Americans. William Brangham talks to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former FDA commissioner and author of new book "Uncontrolled Spread:… Continue watching
Oct 05 The Coast Guard says it didn't have enough evidence initially to act on oil spill off California By Brian Melley, Matthew Brown, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Coast Guard was alerted Friday night by a “good Samaritan” that there was a sheen on the water. Continue reading
Oct 05 The number of civilians killed by the police has been greatly undercounted in official stats for decades By Moshen Naghavi, Eve Wool, Fablina Sharara, The Conversation Research found that police officers killed more than 30,000 people from 1980 to 2018 – 17,000 more than official federal data suggests. Continue reading