Aug 31 Watch 4:35 Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson sat down with Elizabeth Balkan, director of food waste for the Natural Resources Defense Council,… Continue watching
Aug 31 Evacuations begin in Bahamas as Category 4 Dorian bears down By Tim Aylen, Associated Press Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northwestern Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, as new projections curved upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 10:35 Florida prepares for ‘major’ Hurricane Dorian, but trajectory remains uncertain Ten million people along the east coast of Florida could be at risk from Hurricane Dorian. The storm will reach the Bahamas Sunday, then hit Florida by Tuesday -- with Category 4 winds of 140 miles per hour. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:19 What New Jersey voters are saying about Trump and impeachment By David Cruz, NJTV When Congress adjourned for its late-summer recess, Democrats were deliberating over whether the House should move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Now, as lawmakers prepare to return to Washington, has the period spent at home with their… Continue watching
Aug 30 U.S. to use fake social media to check people entering country By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press An updated Homeland Security Department privacy assessment from July 2019 that was posted online Friday essentially reversed a prior ban on officers creating fake profiles. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 3:15 A brief but spectacular take on giving incarcerated youth a voice Photographer Richard Ross has documented the U.S. juvenile justice system for the better part of a decade, producing the books “Juvie Talk” and “Girls in Justice” based on his experiences with incarcerated youth. He believes the kids he meets are… Continue watching
Aug 30 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, sent antisemitic tweets By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The person tweeting from Dorsey's account on Friday sent tweets such as "Hitler is innocent" and, using a vulgarity, asked "bald skeleton head," referring to Dorsey, to unsuspend his account. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trial in 9/11 case at Guantanamo gets early 2021 start date By Associated Press The U.S. has charged five men with planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Aug 30 Lawsuit by family of victims of South Carolina church shooting reinstated to look at faulty background checks By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The FBI has acknowledged that Roof's drug possession arrest weeks before the shooting should have prevented him from buying a gun. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Brazil delegation says Trump meeting about Amazon fires was a ‘special moment’ By Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and the country's foreign minister are in the United States to discuss aid amid devastating fires in the Amazon region. Continue reading