Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. Continue reading
Jul 12 Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan hands over command By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Gen. Scott Miller relinquished his command at a ceremony in Kabul, taking the United States a step closer to ending its 20-year war. The move came as Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Psaki says denying the right to vote is ‘suppression and silencing’ By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president plans to lay out his case for why lawmakers must pass a voting rights bill because denying the right to vote is "suppression and silencing."… Continue reading
Jul 12 Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials By Hope Yen, Associated Press The move comes as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed. Continue reading
Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jul 11 Mayor: 90 deaths confirmed in Florida condominium collapse By Freida Frisaro, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed in the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, up from 86 a day before. Continue reading
Jul 10 Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted away from its place of prominence in Charlottesville on Saturday and carted off to storage, years after its threatened removal became a rallying point for white supremacists and inspired their… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 11:59 This former steel mill used to employ thousands—how the site is adapting and creating jobs now By Karla Murthy, Sam Weber The Bethlehem steel mill in Maryland was once the largest working mill in the world, employing 30,000 people at its peak in the 1950's. The collapse of the American steel industry forced the mill into bankruptcy, closing for good in… Continue watching
Jul 10 With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press This past week's hiring of Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates serves as confirmation that Howard intends to dive neck-deep into America’s divisive racial debate. Continue reading
Jul 10 Review prompted by building collapse closes Miami courthouse By David Fischer, Associated Press In its report, engineering firm U.S. Structures Inc. said that during its June 30 inspection, it found structural distress in various structural members such as support beams and joists, including steel columns that are in “poor condition" and concrete columns… Continue reading