Aug 10 CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine was harmful; union says misinformation put staff at risk By Susan Haigh, Associated Press A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:48 New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published in The Lancet. It calls plastics a… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:33 ‘When It All Burns’ recounts a historic megafire season with the elite Los Padres Hotshots By John Yang, Claire Mufson The Gifford Fire in Southern California has reached “megafire” status, burning an area bigger than Atlanta. Megafires, which burn more than 100,000 acres, have become increasingly common in recent years. A new book, “When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:31 What Jen Pawol’s debut means for the future of women umpires in Major League Baseball By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara Saturday in Atlanta, Jen Pawol took the field as the first woman to umpire a regular-season game in Major League Baseball’s nearly 150-year history. She was on the bases this afternoon for both games of a doubleheader between the Miami… Continue watching
Aug 09 Jen Pawol makes history as MLB’s first female umpire to work a regular-season game By Charles Odum, Associated Press Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. Continue reading
Aug 09 Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The shooter opened fire at the CDC headquarters from across the street, striking windows across the sprawling campus, mortally wounding the officer and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Thousands forced to flee Canyon Fire in mountains near LA In our news wrap Friday, thousands have been forced to flee the Canyon Fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles, the DOJ subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as investigators look into whether she violated President Trump's civil… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:31 Federal response to recent disasters reveals impact of Trump’s changes to FEMA By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away from that idea, but there are still major changes… Continue watching
Aug 08 Man suspected of killing 4 people at Montana bar in custody after weeklong search By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press A man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead and prompted a neighborhood lockdown was captured Friday after a weeklong search, authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:48 How Trump’s census plan could reshape congressional maps By John Yang, Kyle Midura President Trump’s call to exclude those without legal status from the census could reshape the country’s congressional districts. But opponents argue that it would violate the 14th Amendment’s requirement that the allocation of congressional seats be determined by “counting the… Continue watching