Jul 27 Watch 6:26 The ‘insurmountable’ weight of expectations on Simone Biles, other professional athletes In a stunning moment at the Tokyo Olympics this morning, American athlete Simone Biles — considered the top gymnast in the world and favored to bring home gold medals — withdrew from the team competition. Her decision to prioritize her… Continue watching
Jul 27 Wildfires are increasing health risks of already-polluted regions of the U.S., experts warn By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado This poses a particular threat for areas like Fresno, California, which is disproportionately affected by pollution year-round. Continue reading
Jul 27 Western wildfire battles aided by weather but losses grow By Associated Press In southern Oregon, improved weather is helping the fight against the massive Bootleg Fire, but new damage assessments show 161 residences have been destroyed. Continue reading
Jul 27 Simone Biles took ‘step back’ from team competition, saying she wasn’t in the right headspace By Will Graves, Associated Press Since Biles and the U.S. put on a dazzling display in Rio de Janeiro, gymnastics has undergone a reckoning. The tectonic plates in a sport where obedience and silence were long considered as important as talent and artistry are moving. Continue reading
Jul 27 CDC reverses course on indoor masks in parts of U.S. where COVID is surging By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The agency announced new recommendations Tuesday that even vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Continue reading
Jul 27 Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life without parole By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole. Continue reading
Jul 27 U.S. star Simone Biles exits; ROC wins women’s gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee surged past the U.S. to gold on Tuesday, capturing the country's first Olympic title since Barcelona in 1992. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 8:16 Should your doctor be vaccinated? Frontline workers face calls for mandatory inoculation About 115,000 frontline federal health care workers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly 60 medical groups issued a call for mandatory vaccinations for all health care workers. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 4:14 Why the infrastructure deal is still under discussion On Capitol Hill, bipartisan infrastructure talks are on shaky grounds. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the latest hiccup in the negotiations, and when progress can be expected. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 7:43 The manufacturing sector needs workers. Training high schoolers could help fill that void By Paul Solman Even as the U.S. labor picture improves, the manufacturing sector is still struggling with a shortage of workers and raw materials. An analysis by Deloitte found that over two million manufacturing jobs will be unfilled through 2030. Economic correspondent Paul… Continue watching