Aug 18 2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say By Associated Press Police say Monday a sheriff's deputy and a police dog who also responded were wounded and were hospitalized in fair condition. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 2:14 News Wrap: West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio deploying National Guard troops to DC By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, hundreds of National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are deploying to Washington, D.C., Israelis held a nationwide strike to demand an end to the war in Gaza and return of hostages,… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:03 The environmental consequences of big tech’s push to ease regulations for AI development By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom, but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those… Continue watching
Aug 17 Shooting in crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded By Associated Press A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record-low gun violence in the city. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Hurricane Erin strengthens into Category 5 storm By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue crews search for survivors after devastating flash floods and mudslides in Pakistan, and the Canadian government ordered thousands of striking Air… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:49 AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara, Kayan Taraporevala, Zoie Lambert The rise of artificial intelligence has touched nearly every industry, disrupting long-established workflows and raising concerns about job losses. Now, the fashion world is reckoning with these changes as AI takes hold, from virtual fitting rooms to AI avatars starring… Continue watching
Aug 16 West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request By Matt Brown, Mike Pesoli, Associated Press Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump administration partially retreats, agrees to leave DC police chief in charge By Lindsay Whitehurst, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Bondi's new order Friday came after officials in the nation's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of the Washington police. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Abbott calls 2nd special session for new congressional maps in Texas In our news wrap Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session to approve new congressional maps in favor of Republicans, Erin strengthened into the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season and at least 280 people are… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Trump’s D.C. takeover reflects efforts to expand his authority, attorney says By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz City officials in Washington are declaring victory after they say the Trump administration backed away from a plan to appoint the nation's DEA chief as an “emergency police commissioner,” a move they call an unprecedented federal power grab. It comes… Continue watching