Feb 15 Watch 6:43 How General Motors is planning to become carbon neutral by 2040 By William Brangham One of the main causes of the carbon emissions that drive climate change is automobiles. And General Motors made big waves in its industry recently by announcing a dramatic ramp up in electric vehicle production, and plans to be carbon… Continue watching
Feb 15 Michael McDowell scores first career victory in the Daytona 500 By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press A 100-1 underdog when the race began Sunday afternoon, McDowell won for the first time in 358 Cup starts when the checkered flag finally flew about 15 minutes after midnight. Continue reading
Feb 15 Power cut across Texas as snow, ice blanket southern Plains By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 5:25 While the national conversation around gun safety is changing, many political hurdles loom By PBS NewsHour The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized the student-led movement, “March For Our Lives" and a dialogue on gun-safety. But federal political efforts for reform stalled. Today, President Biden called on Congress to “enact… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 4:24 What the Senate vote reveals about the pro-Trump base By PBS NewsHour While seven Republicans in the Senate crossed party lines to convict former President Trump, the majority of the party, including Leader McConnell who delivered a scathing rebuke of the former President and his role in the insurrection, voted to acquit… Continue watching
Feb 14 On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. Continue reading
Feb 14 Average US virus cases dip below 100K for 1st time in months By Kate Brumback, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:03 Trump acquitted by Senate, but 7 Republicans vote to convict By PBS NewsHour The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection on Saturday. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump but the 57-43 vote fell short of the two-third majority required to… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 6:50 An unexpected pitfall for some cities’ mandatory hazard pay for essential workers By Laura Fong Despite the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, hazards for frontline workers continue. Early in the pandemic, many large companies increased pay for essential workers, but many of those raises have now expired. Seattle and several cities across California have passed mandatory… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 6:47 Some cities made hazard pay for essential workers mandatory— what companies, and local governments, have to say about it By PBS NewsHour When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation last March, many large food retailers increased their frontline workers’ pay by several dollars an hour. Dubbed ‘hero pay,' the programs have since ended, despite the remaining dangers for workers. Some cities have… Continue watching