Sep 14 TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as U.S. tech partner By Associated Press Much remains unclear about the proposed deal with Oracle, including whether it will only cover TikTok's U.S. business, and, if so, how it will be split from the rest of TikTok's social media platform. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:54 Hazardous air, mass casualty, misinformation as fires blaze in Oregon By PBS NewsHour Tens of thousands of people in Oregon have evacuated as wildfires continue to blaze across parts of California and the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Emily Cureton joins Christopher Booker to discuss the latest on rescue efforts in the… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 4:34 Pollsters largely got it wrong in 2016. How are they polling in 2020? By PBS NewsHour The national polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump at around the same levels as he did before the pandemic and the mass protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 8:46 How ‘upcycling’ discarded ingredients into food is gaining momentum By Allison Aubrey, NPR “Upcycling,” a new technique of making food using discarded ingredients, is gaining momentum with entrepreneurs looking to create new food categories. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey and Producer Mary Beth Durkin report on this growing food movement as part of NewsHours… Continue watching
Sep 13 Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast By Lindsay Whitehurst, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state. Continue reading
Sep 13 2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car By Associated Press Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 10:55 In Lehigh Valley, PA, economic concerns predate the pandemic By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman NewsHour Weekend’s new series “Road to Elections 2020” kicks off in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which flipped for Republicans in 2016. Christopher Booker reports from the Lehigh Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania where concerns over the economy predate the COVID-19… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 3:59 Biden, Trump campaign in working-class Pennsylvania The demographics and the economy of Pennsylvania, which voted for President Trump in 2016 and is also the home state for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, have been changing. But jobs are still one of the biggest issues in the battleground… Continue watching
Sep 12 Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires By Andrew Selsky, Sara Cline, Associated Press Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities in both states feared that the receding flames could reveal many more dead across the blackened landscape. Continue reading
Sep 12 AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Explaining his deceptive assurances about the pandemic, President Donald Trump suggested he was doing what Winston Churchill had done, soothing the public in a time of danger. That’s not how it went down in World War II. Continue reading