Jul 28 Watch 10:07 In Branson, Missouri, employers vie for Puerto Rican workforce By Hari Sreenivasan, Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Seasonal industries across the country are facing labor shortages this summer because the federal government cut the number of visas it issues to temporary migrant workers. To compensate, cities like Branson, Missouri, known as the "Las Vegas of the Midwest,”… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 6:27 Puerto Rico’s territorial status is at the center of its challenges By PBS News Hour Hurricane Maria exacerbated many of the difficulties that Puerto Rico was already facing, including a long-running debt crisis, unemployment and housing shortage. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano, who has been reporting on Puerto Rico, joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain why many… Continue watching
Jul 28 Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy By Ahn Young-joon, Kim Tong-Hyung, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday for "fulfilling a promise" to return the remains of U.S. soldiers missing from the Korean War, as a U.S. military plane made a rare trip into North Korea… Continue reading
Jul 28 California wildfires are breaking the rules by burning downhill fast By Allie Weill, KQED Science Because of the dangers of fighting a fire burning up a hill, crews working in hilly terrain take advantage of the opposite effect, anchoring firefighting operations on the downhill side of a fire and using the slope as a buffer… Continue reading
Jul 28 Uncontained wildfire destroys 500 structures in California By Lorin Eleni Gill, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Only a handful of homes remain in the small northern California community of Keswick. The so-called Carr Fire roared through Shasta County, so thoroughly eating up homes, that it's difficult to tell how many once stood in the ruins. Continue reading
Jul 28 U.S. prelate McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick's offer to resign from the College of Cardinals following allegations of sexual abuse. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 7:27 CBS CEO Les Moonves accused of sexual misconduct amid ‘culture of impunity’ The New Yorker is reporting that CBS CEO Leslie Moonves allegedly kissed and touched women against their will, and threatened to retaliate against women who wanted to report the behavior. The article also alleges misconduct at CBS News and 60… Continue watching
Jul 27 Russian hackers targeted 2016 Montana election, state official says By Matt Volz, Associated Press "While no votes were changed by the Russians in our 2016 election cycle, there was a clear and significant threat to our nation's ability to conduct fair elections," Secretary of State Corey Stapleton wrote. Continue reading
Jul 27 Wheeler breaks with Pruitt policy, saying EPA will enforce stricter pollution limits for glider trucks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Wheeler wrote in a memo that Pruitt appeared to have overstepped his authority in the July 6 order, which barred the agency from enforcing a cap imposed during the Obama administration on the annual production of higher-polluting tractor-trailers. Continue reading
Jul 27 Massive Northern California wildfire kills second firefighter By Jonathan J. Cooper, Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press An explosive wildfire raged through several Northern California communities, killing two firefighters and destroying dozens of homes after thousands of terrified residents fled in miles-long traffic jams. Continue reading