Jul 07 Watch 3:16 An environmental health advocate’s Brief But Spectacular take on America’s dirty secret Environmental health advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ), where she works on multiple fronts to improve public health and economic development, including access to water and sanitation amidst the… Continue watching
Jul 07 California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations By Adam Beam, Associated Press California lawmakers have approved reparations for people who were either forcibly or coercively sterilized by the state. California's program forcibly sterilized 20,000 people with mental illnesses, physical disabilities and other traits deemed undesirable. Continue reading
Jul 07 Darnella Frazier, who recorded George Floyd’s death, loses uncle in police crash By Associated Press The teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd's life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice said her uncle has died in a crash involving a Minneapolis police car. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: 10 more victims found in rubble of Florida condo; death toll now 46 By Terry Spencer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, as workers uncovered 10 more bodies from the rubble and officials sounded more and more grim about the prospects of finding anyone… Continue reading
Jul 07 Tropical Storm Elsa weakens, spares Florida of major damage By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages. Continue reading
Jul 06 Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City’s mayoral race By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Adams triumphed over a large field in New York's first major race to use ranked choice voting including former city sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: U.S. largely untouched by global ransomware attack linked to Russia President Joe Biden says a worldwide ransomware attack conducted by Russian-linked hackers Friday has not threatened critical infrastructure in the U.S, but targeted a Florida based software company Kaseya for $70 million. The Pentagon canceled a $10 billion contract with… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:58 Surfside investigator on uncovering the collapse’s ‘trigger’ and what earlier reports mean By William Brangham There are still many questions about what happened at the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida. Earlier warnings regarding needed repair work are prompting questions about the original design and construction, and whether cost concerns eclipsed risk concerns. William Brangham discusses… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:51 Understanding the Boy Scouts’ sexual assault settlement and whether it’s adequate By John Yang, Alison Thoet The tentative settlement between the Boy Scouts of America and its sexual abuse survivors is one of the largest in U.S. history. But the national organization had filed for bankruptcy in the winter of 2020. So just how much will… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:00 Input from the unhoused may be crucial solution to homelessness in San Francisco By Stephanie Sy, Jennifer Winter The San Francisco Bay Area has a rising homeless population. On any given night, an estimated 35,000 individuals are without a place to live. Meanwhile, the cost of living continues to climb. Much effort has gone into resolving the crisis,… Continue watching