Oct 11 Watch 8:07 Loss of Chinese export market drives new ideas for repurposing recyclables China’s decision to buy less recyclable material from the U.S. has prompted major questions about how we handle waste in America. What will we do with our abundance of plastic bottles and pizza boxes, if exporting them is no longer… Continue watching
Oct 11 This volunteer militia is taking jet skis and chainsaws to help Hurricane Michael’s most isolated victims By Lora Strum As Hurricane Michael pummels the Florida Panhandle, the Louisiana Cajun Navy is prioritizing rescue efforts in some of the hardest to reach areas in the Michael's path. Continue reading
Oct 11 Facebook purges hundreds of spammers spreading ‘sensational political content’ By Associated Press Facebook deleted 800 pages and accounts that it said were designed to drive people to ad-laden websites outside Facebook. Continue reading
Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks By Jamie Leventhal For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. Continue reading
Oct 11 Why Hurricane Michael took everyone by surprise and what to expect after it’s gone By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin At the moment, the reported links between Hurricane Michael and climate change are murky, at best. Continue reading
Oct 11 Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case By Michael R. Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press The tossed charge involves allegations made by one of the three accusers in the case, Lucia Evans, who was among the first women to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexual assault. Continue reading
Oct 11 Hurricane Michael leaves path of destruction, kills at least two people By Jay Reeves, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction across Florida and Georgia, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people. And it's not done… Continue reading
Oct 11 U.S., Russian astronauts safe after emergency landing By Dmitry Lovetsky, Associated Press The rescue capsule automatically jettisoned from the booster and went into a ballistic descent, landing at a sharper than normal angle and subjecting the crew to heavy gravitational force. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:58 Hurricane Michael slams Florida, FEMA warns power ‘off for multiple weeks’ Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday, lashing the Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and dangerous storm surge. The storm is plowing through Georgia, then the Carolinas, which are still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Amna Nawaz discusses the impacts of the… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:15 What’s behind Wednesday’s market selloff? A financial storm sent stocks plunging to their biggest losses in eight months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 831 points. The Nasdaq fell 316 percent. Amna Nawaz talks about what may have prompted the selloff with Hugh Johnson, Chief… Continue watching