Aug 18 What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press Although forecasters are confident that the storm won’t make direct landfall in the United States, authorities on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks issued evacuation orders and warned that some roads could be swamped by big waves. Continue reading
Aug 18 North Carolina’s Outer Banks could see dangerous surf and winds from Hurricane Erin By Associated Press Hurricane Erin began pelting part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday before it's expected to churn up dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. Continue reading
Aug 18 Judge weighs rights of detainees at immigrant detention center in Florida Everglades By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Associated Press A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. Continue reading
Aug 18 MSNBC will change its name to MS NOW as part of split from NBC By David Bauder, Associated Press The network runs second in cable news ratings to Fox News Channel with personalities like Rachel Maddow, Nicole Wallace and Ari Melber. Continue reading
Aug 18 2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say By Associated Press Police say Monday a sheriff's deputy and a police dog who also responded were wounded and were hospitalized in fair condition. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 2:14 News Wrap: West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio deploying National Guard troops to DC By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, hundreds of National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are deploying to Washington, D.C., Israelis held a nationwide strike to demand an end to the war in Gaza and return of hostages,… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:03 The environmental consequences of big tech’s push to ease regulations for AI development By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom, but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those… Continue watching
Aug 17 Shooting in crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded By Associated Press A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record-low gun violence in the city. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:49 AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara, Kayan Taraporevala, Zoie Lambert The rise of artificial intelligence has touched nearly every industry, disrupting long-established workflows and raising concerns about job losses. Now, the fashion world is reckoning with these changes as AI takes hold, from virtual fitting rooms to AI avatars starring… Continue watching