Aug 07 Largest wildfire in California history still growing By Associated Press On Monday, twin fires in Northern California being treated as one became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square miles — nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles. Continue reading
Aug 07 AP fact check: Wildfire, water experts rebut Trump's claims By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press For one thing, the wildfires are in the hills, far from the Pacific Ocean and from the man-made storage and distribution system that carries water from California's wetter north to the drier, more populated south. Continue reading
Aug 07 Washington Democrats hope to win U.S. House seat for the first time By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press The Washington state primary contest getting the most attention in Tuesday's election is an open U.S. House seat Democrats hope to capture for the first time since the district east of Seattle was created in 1980. Continue reading
Aug 07 Missouri deciding on right-to-work law that curbs union power By David A. Lieb, Associated Press If voters consent to Proposition A, Missouri would become the 28th state outlawing mandatory union fees in workplace contracts and the sixth Republican-led state to do so in the past six years. Continue reading
Aug 06 5 important stories that deserve a closer look By Joshua Barajas, Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry A new law in France will give fines to street harassers, a county in Georgia will place a long rifle in every high school and middle school this fall and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 6:27 Climate change is making wildfires more extreme. Here's how High winds, high temperatures, pervasive drought. These extreme conditions are driving two enormous fires in California, and many more throughout the American West and much of Northern and Western Europe. William Brangham talks with Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 7:28 How prepared is the U.S. to fend off cyber warfare? Better at offense than defense, author says “We spent years worrying about the giant cyber-Pearl Harbor,” says David Sanger, author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age.” But, he argues, that has blinded us to more subtle uses, in which we are… Continue watching
Aug 06 Pentagon restricts use of fitness trackers, other location-sharing apps By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Concerns about exercise trackers and other electronic devices came to a head in January in the wake of revelations that an interactive, online map was pinpointing troop locations, bases and other sensitive areas around the world. Continue reading
Aug 06 In spasm of gun violence, 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings By Associated Press The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the city's South Side that wounded eight people. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 13:40 Residents say Love Canal chemicals continue to make them sick By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan Forty years ago this week, President Jimmy Carter declared Love Canal a national health emergency when the small community near Niagara Falls, New York, learned that their homes and school were built on 22,000 tons of chemicals. Today, many residents… Continue watching