Nov 12 How to help those affected by the California wildfires By Zoe Rohrich With the fires still burning, recovery efforts are still in their early stages, but donations are coming in. Here's a look at some ways to help. Continue reading
Nov 12 Some Southern California fire evacuations lifted By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Some of the thousands of people who fled Southern California's huge wildfire were being allowed to return home, and traffic was flowing Monday on the major highway through the area after a closure of several days. Continue reading
Nov 12 Catholic bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press In an abrupt change of plans, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened a national meeting Monday by announcing it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the clergy… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 3:28 Utah politician leaps from a razor-thin loss to a landslide win By PBS News Hour Two years ago, when Dr. Suzanne Harrison ran for a seat in Utah’s House for the first time, she lost by three votes. But in this year’s midterms, she beat out her opponent by nearly 2,000 votes. Harrison joins Hari… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:53 In Paradise, on the search for life after Camp Fire By PBS News Hour As rescue teams scoured ashes for signs of life after a wildfire destroyed the town of Paradise in northern California, the death toll rose to at least 23. And with hundreds still missing, it may become the deadliest fire in… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 9:09 Can an entire town run on solar? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In an attempt to “do it the right way,” developer Syd Kitson is building Babcock Ranch, an 18,000-acre planned community just north of Ft. Meyers, with hope that it can operate almost entirely on solar power. So far about 200… Continue watching
Nov 11 Rescues, not firefight prove emotional for firefighters By Don Thompson, Associated Press The fire that leveled the hillside town of Paradise, population 27,000, and claimed at least 23 lives, roared in so fast that for the first 24 hours, there was no firefight at all — just rescues. Continue reading
Nov 11 Big studies give mixed news on fish oil, vitamin D By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a dose found in many supplements, showed no clear ability to lower heart or cancer risks. Same for vitamin D. But higher amounts of a purified, prescription fish oil slashed heart problems and… Continue reading
Nov 11 From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma By MaryCatherine McDonald, Marisa Brandt, Robyn Bluhm, The Conversation We now know that what these combat veterans were facing was likely what today we call post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. We are now better able to recognize it, and treatments have certainly advanced, but we still don’t have a… Continue reading
Nov 11 Southern Californians battered by wildfires that killed 2 By Jonathan J. Cooper, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The death toll from another massive fire in northern California has reached 23, bringing the statewide total to 25. Continue reading