Jan 16 From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Trump may deport many By Dorany Pineda, Associated Press As the number of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change increases, there is a growing workforce of laborers, many of them without legal status. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Kīlauea resumes eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The eruption began last month in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano and has paused periodically. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: FDA announces ban on Red No. 3 dye in food By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the FDA says it is banning red dye No. 3 from food for its potential cancer risk, the Supreme Court signaled support for a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing pornography online, South… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 6:00 It will take a 'bit of time' for people to realize Biden's achievements, Jean-Pierre says By Geoff Bennett, Shrai Popat, Matt Loffman, Stephanie Kotuby President Biden will address the nation in a farewell speech, summing up his four years in the White House and over 50 years in politics. In a letter, the president said that Americans “emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure”… Continue watching
Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there By Terry Tang, Associated Press It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Biden's farewell address from the White House | PBS News Special Report By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri With only a few remaining days in office, U.S. President Joe Biden will address the nation and look back at his term as the country looks ahead to the administration of incoming President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 15 Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Texas argues that technology has improved significantly in the last 20 years, allowing online platforms to quickly and easily check users' ages with a quick picture, making it more like ID checks at traditional stores that were upheld by the… Continue reading
Jan 15 Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press AP has sought to diversify its revenue stream in recent years and in 2023 signed a deal with OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, enabling the AI company to license AP's archive of news stories to train future versions of its AI… Continue reading
Jan 15 GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories and relief as wildfires burn By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press In an era of constant connection, on-demand expectations, pinpointed preferences and endless customization, browsability and tailoring are second nature. Why not for disaster relief, too?… Continue reading
Jan 15 Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, plus evidence of health problems tied to extra pounds. Continue reading