Jul 24 Watch 5:59 COVID infections spike, raising concerns of another summer surge By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant A COVID summer wave has spread across most of the U.S. and western states are seeing particularly high numbers of infections. With more people traveling for the summer and gathering in large groups, public health officials are concerned these numbers… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 7:42 More young, Black Americans taking their lives amid lack of resources, study finds By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Mekhi Hill For years, experts have warned about a growing mental health crisis among America’s young people. But within that trend, there are important signals about racial disparities. Between 2018 and 2022, the suicide rate among Black youth rose by more than… Continue watching
Jul 24 Weak profit reports from big tech companies send stocks tumbling on Wall Street By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck momentum from Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. Continue reading
Jul 24 Stickball is one of the oldest games in North America, but many have never heard of it By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for centuries. It's perhaps the oldest game in North America, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion. Continue reading
Jul 24 Thousands of protestors outside the Capitol denounce Israel’s war in Gaza as Netanyahu visits By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Throngs of demonstrators rallied near the Capitol before starting their march ahead of Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, but police blocked them from getting close to the building. Police said they used pepper spray after some protesters became “violent” and… Continue reading
Jul 24 Author Salman Rushdie’s attacker charged with supporting militant group Hezbollah By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press A three-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Buffalo on Wednesday charges Hadi Matar with attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based in Lebanon and backed by Iran. Continue reading
Jul 24 After Earth’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, Monday breaks new record By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Copernicus' preliminary data shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats Sunday's record by 0.06 degrees Celsius. Continue reading
Jul 24 Salt Lake City chosen as host for 2034 Winter Games but pressured to lobby end of FBI doping investigation By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Salt Lake City’s final approval was in a vote Wednesday by IOC members. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:59 News Wrap: DOT investigating Delta over treatment of passengers during tech outage In our news wrap Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says his department is investigating Delta Airlines over its treatment of passengers following last week's global tech outage, the FAA is looking into Southwest Airlines after a series of safety-related incidents… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 4:42 Activists demand reform and justice after deputy shoots and kills Sonya Massey in her home By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Jackson Hudgins The Justice Department opened an investigation into the killing of a Black woman by an Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot her inside her home earlier this month. The probe comes after body camera footage was released, sparking protests and calls… Continue watching