Oct 09 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: Scott Pruitt says he’s ending EPA’s Clean Power Plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt confirmed that he will sign a new order ending President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which limited carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Also, more than a dozen wildfires swept across Northern… Continue watching
Oct 08 Film producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co. amid reports of sexual harassment By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The company's board of directors announced his termination Sunday night, capping the swift downfall of one of Hollywood's most powerful producers and expelling him from the company he co-created. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 9:47 In Kentucky, jail is becoming an addict’s last-resort rehab By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Despite high levels of drug abuse among the jail population nationwide, few facilities offer drug treatment programs. They don’t have the funds or the physical space. But the Kentucky Department of Corrections reports that statewide, half the people who went… Continue watching
Oct 08 White nationalists return to protest at Charlottesville park By Michael D. Regan A group of more than 40 white nationalists on Saturday night returned to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading
Oct 08 Vice President Pence plans California fundraising visit By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive in California this weekend for a fundraising trip in a state that overwhelmingly rejected his boss. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 1:50 Remembering the victims of the Las Vegas shooting By PBS News Hour Friends and family continue to mourn the loss of loved ones killed last week in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. In 11 minutes of rapid gunfire into a Las Vegas concert crowd last Sunday night, mass shooter… Continue watching
Oct 07 Facebook begins ‘human review’ of potentially sensitive ads By Associated Press Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues. Continue reading
Oct 07 Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and segregated cities By Joan A Casey, Peter James, Rachel Morello-Forsch, The Conversation Nationwide, neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and proportions of black, Hispanic and Asian residents have higher noise levels than other neighborhoods. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:05 Puerto Rico’s power struggles predate Hurricane Maria By PBS News Hour Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s grid, but the U.S. territory's power provider was in deep financial trouble and known for neglecting outages before the storm struck last month. Jessica Resnick-Ault, a reporter with Reuters who investigated the bankrupt utility company,… Continue watching
Oct 07 Traffic deaths spiked in 2016, including pedestrians killed By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Traffic fatalities rose 5.6 percent last year, with the biggest spikes in pedestrian and motorcyclist deaths, the government said Friday. Continue reading