Aug 29 Watch 5:43 U.S. launched second drone airstrike against ISIS-K By PBS NewsHour The U.S. carried out its second drone airstrike on Sunday, which targeted a suspected bomb vehicle.With the US withdrawal to be complete this week, there are looming questions about stability in the region. Kirsten Fontenrose is the Director of the… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 4:04 Ida: Louisiana braces for impact as evacuations continue By PBS NewsHour Evacuations continue and more than 2,000 FEMA personnel are deployed as the gulf coast braces for Hurricane Ida, a category 4 storm -- on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most devastating storm in America’s history. NewsHour Correspondent Roby Chavez… Continue watching
Aug 29 EXPLAINER: Ida similar to Katrina, but stronger, smaller By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Hurricane Ida is looking eerily like a dangerous and perhaps scarier sequel to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in American history. But there’s a few still-to-come twists that could make Ida nastier in some ways, but not quite as… Continue reading
Aug 29 Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire By Associated Press Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return. Continue reading
Aug 29 US says drone kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport By Kathy Gannon, Lolita C. Baldor, Tameem Akhgar, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The airstrike came as the United States winds down a historic airlift that saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul’s international airport, the scene of much of the chaos that engulfed the Afghan capital since the Taliban took over two… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 8:37 The challenge of retrofitting millions of aging homes to battle global warming By Willem Marx, Joan Martelli A landmark climate report released this month by the United Nations predicted dire consequences for the world if more is not done to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. More than 100 countries including the U.S. have committed to a… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 3:56 Gulf Coast preps for Ida landfall, possibly a Category 4 storm By PBS NewsHour Evacuations are underway as the U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ida. New Orleans is expected to be in the center of the storm. Ida made landfall in Cuba on Friday after which it quickly moved to… Continue watching
Aug 28 Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway By Roby Chavez Large portions of southern Louisiana could see 10 to 15 inches of rain, winds up to 140 m.p.h. and a tidal surge up to 15 feet. Continue reading
Aug 28 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida By Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill, Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:38 As 1.2 million households face eviction, only 11% of federal rental assistance distributed The Supreme Court ended the Biden administration's COVID-related ban on evictions, siding with landlords who said the ban put them at risk of irreparable harm. Congress has authorized some $46 billion in rental assistance relief. But Stephanie Sy reports only… Continue watching