Aug 20 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Greenland lost record amount of ice last year In our news wrap Thursday, Greenland’s ice sheet lost a record 586 billion tons of ice last year -- more than double the annual average. A new satellite study reported the finding, which researchers blame on a combination of climate… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 1:50 Pompeo demands 'snapback' sanctions on Iran for violating nuclear deal U.S. abandoned By Nick Schifrin The United States formally demanded Thursday that the United Nations “snap back” all sanctions on Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, from which the Trump administration withdrew in 2018. But several European… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 6:53 6 years after water crisis began, what has changed in Flint -- and what hasn't The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, exposed major health and environmental concerns for residents and prompted new scrutiny of access to clean drinking water in the U.S. But Flint is still grappling with the consequences of its crisis, including financial… Continue watching
Aug 20 1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press One in five U.S. nursing homes faced severe shortages of protective gear like N95 masks this summer even as the Trump administration pledged to help, according to a study released Thursday that finds facilities in areas hard-hit by COVID-19 also… Continue reading
Aug 20 Kansas City Chiefs to prohibit Native American imagery at Arrowhead Stadium By Dave Skretta, Associated Press The announcement Thursday comes on the heels of the NFL team in Washington choosing to drop its nickname after a long and often contentious dialogue with fans and the public. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Postmaster general faces Senate panel over mail-in voting, COVID-19 concerns By Laura Santhanam U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is scheduled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about recent changes at the United States Postal Service that have slowed mail delivery and some warn could jeopardize mail-in voting during… Continue reading
Aug 20 Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. Continue reading
Aug 20 Police chief says Tennessee officers broke down door of innocent family By Associated Press Three white Tennessee police officers have had their police powers suspended after they broke down the door of an innocent Black family this week. Nashville police say officers used a public housing agency database to find the home of a… Continue reading
Aug 20 Montana governor presses to remove Trump's chief steward of public lands By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Montana’s Democratic governor asked a federal judge Thursday to take swift action to remove the Trump administration’s chief steward of public lands, as the former industry attorney hangs onto the post despite the White House saying Saturday that his nomination… Continue reading
Aug 20 Embattled postal leader is a Trump donor with deep GOP ties By Anthony Izaguirre, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press A Republican megadonor with significant financial stakes in companies that compete with the post office, DeJoy's short tenure as postmaster general has been marred by controversial policies. Continue reading