Jul 03 Watch 6:56 Proposed rules would protect workers from heat, top weather-related cause of death in U.S. By Stephanie Sy More than 90 million Americans are under heat advisories this week. Many may not realize it but heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the U.S. The triple-digit temperatures in the days ahead come as President Biden unveils… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 9:01 Why Gary, Indiana’s decades-old lawsuit against gun industry may soon be over By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber Thirty years ago, Gary, Indiana, was declared the murder capital of the U.S. Following the example of other cities, Gary sued gun makers and sellers for their part in fueling the city’s violence. Gary’s case is now the last one… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 4:44 Flossie Lewis’s Brief But Spectacular take on her 100th birthday By Steve Goldbloom Many will remember Flossie Lewis, who was among our earliest profiles on Brief But Spectacular. She spoke to us in 2016 about growing old and living well, earning millions of clicks and shares online. She joined Brief But Spectacular series… Continue watching
Jul 03 Why shootings and violence increase in the summer months By John Seewer, Associated Press Researchers point to a combination of factors that have caused the summer months to see an increase historically in violence and shootings. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save another species from extinction By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins, the spotted owl. Continue reading
Jul 03 Thousands evacuate as Northern California Oroville fire spreads By Associated Press Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected. Continue reading
Jul 03 How searing summer heat can create risks for burns By Anita Snow, Associated Press Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds pose risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs in Southwest cities like Phoenix, which just recorded its hottest June on record. Continue reading
Jul 03 Dangerous heat swelters in California and south-central U.S. By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press Things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:34 New laws on tracking gun sales highlight divide between blue and red states By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant Conflicting laws around the purchase of firearms are taking effect across different states. In California, credit card companies must provide banks with retail codes for gun stores in order to help track their sales. But the opposite is happening in… Continue watching
Jul 02 FDA approves 2nd Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow dementia By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Kisunla is not a cure and slows worsening memory and cognitive problems by about seven months. Continue reading