Jul 06 How is climate change affecting heatwaves? Here’s what we need to study By Christian Jakob, Michael Reeder, the Conversation Two Monash University professors explain the causes of the North American heat wave, and why we need to focus on how climate change affects our daily weather. Continue reading
Jul 06 New U.S. rules to protect animal farmers expected soon By Josh Funk, Associated Press The Biden administration plans to issue a new rule to protect the rights of farmers who raise cows, chickens and hogs against the country's largest meat processors as part of a plan to encourage more competition in agriculture. Continue reading
Jul 06 4 more victims found in rubble of Florida condo; death toll rises to 32 By Adriana Gomez Licon, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed condominium building raised the death toll to 32, a fire official said Tuesday as a ramped-up search effort faced new threats from severe weather with Tropical Storm Elsa… Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Florida officials give update on Surfside building collapse, search and rescue By Adriana Gomez Licon, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Bands of heavy rain were expected in Surfside as Elsa strengthened on Tuesday, possibly becoming a hurricane again before making landfall somewhere between Tampa Bay and Florida's Big Bend and crossing northern Florida. Continue reading
Jul 06 Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida Keys By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press The weather was getting worse in southern Florida early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Elsa began lashing the Florida Keys, complicating the search for survivors in the condo collapse and prompting a hurricane watch for the peninsula's upper Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Search proceeds in Surfside, Florida after remaining condo tower is demolished In our news wrap Monday, crews in Surfside, Florida pulled three more bodies from the ruins of a collapsed condominium building after a controlled demolition overnight leveled the remaining wing of the tower, Britain is set to drop face masks… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 8:15 After wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rethinking how National Guard members are deployed By Mike Cerre With the final military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway, a few state legislators in the U.S. are reconsidering the use of their National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars, like the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly half of the troops… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 15:37 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter reflect on 75 years of marriage, the state of American politics By Judy Woodruff, Geoffrey Lou Guray Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is now 93, and former President Jimmy Carter is 96, making him the longest-living president in American history. This week, on July 7, marks their 75th wedding anniversary, another record among U.S. presidents. They sat… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:09 What being an American means to this author, host and former British citizen By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin The Fourth of July weekend is a moment to celebrate the founding ideals of our republic and how our democracy inspires immigrants to journey toward a new life. Amna Nawaz talks to a British-turned-American author Roger Bennett about his unique… Continue watching
Jul 05 As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? By Eveline Chao, The Hechinger Report The pandemic has underscored racial injustices in education. These Black and Asian families say they want those issues fixed before they return to the classroom. Continue reading