Mar 23 Watch 7:16 How online misinformation is 'supercharging' conspiracy theories By John Yang Can conspiracy theorists be shaken from their firm — and unsubstantiated — beliefs? Podcaster Zach Mack wanted to find out, so he turned to someone he’s debated about conspiracies for years: his father. He tells what happened in “Alternate Realties,”… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 5:07 How AI is being used to create explicit deepfake images that harm children By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery A new report offers a troubling look at the latest digital threat to young people: deepfake nudes. These are realistic-looking photos and videos that have been altered using AI technology to depict subjects in sexually explicit situations and then spread… Continue watching
Mar 22 Police say 3 killed, 14 injured in shooting at park in Las Cruces, New Mexico By Associated Press At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 22 Beloved heavyweight champion George Foreman dies at 76 By Greg Beacham, Associated Press George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before an inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, has died, his family said. Continue reading
Mar 20 Federal regulators recall nearly all Tesla Cybertrucks over faulty exterior panel By Matt Ott, Associated Press U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago. Continue reading
Mar 20 Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to kill Iranian American author in New York City By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran's government. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:42 News Wrap: Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since fighting resumed in Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas fired rockets at Israel for the first time since the resumption of fighting this week, Israel restarted its blockade on northern Gaza, an American detained by the Taliban for more than two years has… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:02 A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 4:00 Restaurant owner reflects on the lasting impact of the pandemic By Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, William Brangham We continue our look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, five years after the virus began spreading in the United States. Our latest reflection is from someone who spent much of his life working at his family's restaurant, only to have… Continue watching
Mar 20 What to know about Greenpeace after it was found liable in the Dakota Access protest case By Hallie Golden, Associated Press A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The jury found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims and awarded Dallas-based Energy… Continue reading