Nov 19 Rain could complicate search for victims of California wildfire By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press About 1,000 names remain on a list of people unaccounted for more than a week after the fire began in Butte County about 140 miles north of San Francisco, authorities said. Continue reading
Nov 19 Bloomberg gives 'unprecedented' $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins to boost financial aid By Associated Press The Baltimore university said the contribution — the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. — will allow Johns Hopkins to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall. Continue reading
Nov 19 If you cook Thanksgiving turkey, be careful amid salmonella outbreak By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Federal health officials have identified no single source of the outbreak of Salmonella Reading, which has sickened at least 164 people in 35 states during the past year. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 8:28 Storytelling is this former lifer's gift By Joanne Elgart Jennings Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other valuable documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after an… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 3:15 All eyes on Florida as GOP clinches election marathon By PBS News Hour Ballot recounts of the Senate and Governor races in Florida ended this weekend with Republicans winning both seats, though questions remain about counting procedures and why the state was once again among the last to declare results. POLITICO’s Marc Caputo… Continue watching
Nov 18 Searchers in California fires step up efforts ahead of rain By Sudhin Thanawala, Terence Chea, Associated Press Searchers combing a Northern California town leveled by a deadly wildfire stepped up their efforts Sunday ahead of rains forecast later this week in the fire zone where 76 bodies have been recovered so far. Continue reading
Nov 18 Trump on Khashoggi death tape: 'No reason for me to hear it' By Deb Riechmann, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump said there is no reason for him to listen to a recording of the “very violent, very vicious” killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has put him in a diplomatic bind: how to admonish Riyadh for… Continue reading
Nov 18 Scott says Nelson concedes Florida Senate race By Associated Press Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott says incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson called him to concede defeat in their extremely tight race. Continue reading
Nov 18 From pine cones to hobbit holes, mimicking nature can help humans adapt to wildfires By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American One of the biggest reasons wildfires are creating such huge disasters in recent years is the expansion of the West’s population into fire-prone wildland areas. Continue reading
Nov 18 Trump says report on Khashoggi's death coming in 2 days By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday that his administration will release a full report in the next two days about the death of a Saudi journalist, which has created a diplomatic conundrum. Continue reading