Aug 10 Taylor Farms recalls several jalapeño products over salmonella concerns By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Guacamole, pico de gallo and taco dip are some of the prepared foods included in the recall. The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to… Continue reading
Aug 10 Contiguous U.S. broke its record for hottest month ever in July, NOAA says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Although it was unusually cool in Alaska, hotter-than-normal conditions blanketed the Lower 48, with the most excessive heat in the Mountain West, Southwest, Northern Plains and Southeast. Continue reading
Aug 10 What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi By Sophie Bates, Terry Tang, Associated Press The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Trump signs order calling for MMR vaccine split into 3 shots In our news wrap Monday, President Trump signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and spacing out shots across separate doctor visits, Tropical Storm Dolphin made landfall in eastern China and President Trump’s Board of Peace says it's… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 4:36 State voting officials join CISA security call with election 85 days away By Liz Landers, Doug Adams CISA, the federal agency tasked with protecting the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructure, held a conference call with state election officials to discuss the upcoming midterms. Despite President Trump’s claims about the risk of hackers targeting voting systems, this… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:42 What Meta's new open-source AI model means for the future of artificial intelligence By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has released a free artificial intelligence tool. The release was accompanied by a 14-page essay from CEO Mark Zuckerberg championing his view of how AI could transform our world and what protections are… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 8:45 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the energy behind outsider candidates By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including where Democratic primary voters stand this election year, the energy behind outsider candidates, the strength of… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 1:20 Danube's critically low level reveals relics from the past By Deema Zein In Europe, a climate crisis is unearthing history. Months of brutal heat waves have left the Danube River at a critically low level. But as the water vanishes, it's revealing remarkable relics from the past, including Nazi warships and even… Continue watching
Aug 10 This Medicare Part D subsidy is expiring. We answered your questions By Hannah Grabenstein, Jiaya Echevarria The Trump administration’s move to discontinue the subsidy is raising concerns among Medicare Part D enrollees about how much they’ll pay for coverage. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 3:17 How pop culture and social media are changing how people talk By Judy Woodruff Judy Woodruff has been speaking to a host of experts about the country's 250th anniversary for her "In Pursuit of Happiness" podcast. That includes conversations about the roles satire, national parks and music have played in our history. The latest… Continue watching