Jan 26 Watch 4:06 Invasive Asian carp: an expensive menace but a surprising entrée By Megan Thompson, Michael D. Regan, Mori Rothman Asian carp are fast-growing invasive species that for decades have pushed out native marine life up and down the Mississippi watershed. But as state and federal officials spend hundreds of millions of dollars to stop Asian carp from entering the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Q&A: How soon will the federal government get back in order? By Associated Press With the longest shutdown in U.S. history officially over, here’s a look at how the federal government will get back to regular business. Continue reading
Jan 26 Where the investigations related to President Trump stand By Associated Press A look at where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead. Continue reading
Jan 26 ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em:’ University of Illinois serves invasive Asian carp for dinner By Megan Thompson The invasive fish have caused major problems up and down the Mississippi watershed and are a significant threat to Midwest fishing industries. The University of Illinois' response? Serve them for dinner. Take a peek at its recipes. Continue reading
Jan 26 Measles outbreak grows in northwest U.S., 31 cases reported By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.”… Continue reading
Jan 26 First day post-shutdown: Workers to get paid ‘in the coming days’ By Associated Press The Trump administration asked federal department heads to reopen offices in a “prompt and orderly manner” and said furloughed employees can return to work. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump ally Stone charged with lying about hacked emails By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone has been charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Prosecutors allege that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the stolen material into a White… Continue reading
Jan 25 New Trump policy forces some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Is that legal? By Joshua Barajas The Trump administration announced Thursday that some Central Americans seeking asylum at the southern border will be forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being processed, a significant policy change that critics say could endanger migrants trying to… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:38 What’s next for popular podcast ‘Ear Hustle,’ now that co-host has left prison By Jeffrey Brown In 2017, the NewsHour reported on the first podcast produced entirely from inside of a prison. “Ear Hustle” offers a rare look at inmate experiences, from race relations to sharing a tiny cell. One of the show’s co-hosts was released… Continue watching
Jan 25 Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees. That inspired a fight against urban warming By Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation Sixty years ago, urban tree planters stood on the front lines of fighting climate change. Continue reading